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Trends in Gravitational Search Algorithm

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The gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is reviewed, by presenting a tutorial analysis of its key issues. As any other metaheuristic, GSA requires the selection of some heuristic parameters. One parameter which is crucial in regulating the exploratory capabilities of this algorithm is the gravitational constant. An analysis regarding this parameter selection is presented and a heuristic rule proposed for this purpose. The GSA performance is compared both with a hybridization with particle swarm optimization (PSO) and standard PSO. Preliminary simulation results are presented considering simple continuous functions optimization examples.

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de Moura Oliveira, P.B., Oliveira, J., Cunha, J.B. (2018). Trends in Gravitational Search Algorithm. In: Omatu, S., Rodríguez, S., Villarrubia, G., Faria, P., Sitek, P., Prieto, J. (eds) Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, 14th International Conference. DCAI 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 620. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62410-5_33

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