• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2018

In various engineering fields, determining the appropriate parameter set is a cumbersome and difficult task when solving optimization problems. Despite the appropriate parameter setting through parameter sensitivity analysis, there are limits to evaluating whether the parameters are appropriate for all optimization problems. For this reason, kinds of a Self-adaptive Harmony searches have been developed to solve various engineering problems by the appropriate setting of algorithm's own parameters according to the problem. In this study, various types of Self-adaptive Harmony searches were investigated and the characteristics of optimization were categorized. Six algorithms with a differentiation of optimization process were applied and compared with not only the mathematical optimization problem, but also the engineering problem, which has been applied widely in the algorithm performance comparisons. The performance of each algorithm was compared, and the statistical performance indicators were used to evaluate the application results quantitatively.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.196-196
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• 2021

상수관망은 많은 관을 통해 물의 수요가 있는 곳으로 물을 공급해주는 역할을 하는 사회기반 시설물이다. 상수관망 설계의 요점은 두 가지로 구분할 수 있다. 첫 번째 요점은 다양한 종류의 관배치로 인한 상수관망 설계안의 많은 경우의 수이다. 두 번째 요점은 상수관망 내 절점의 최저 요구수압 등의 제약조건이다. 두 가지 요점이 있는 상황에서 상수관망 설계비용의 최소화를 위한 상수관망 최적설계는 많은 계산이 요구된다. 많은 계산이 요구되기 때문에 상수관망 최적설계에 최적화 기법을 적용할 수 있다. 본 연구에서 상수관망 최적설계를 위해 적용된 최적화 기법은 Hybrid Rate(HR)를 개선한 Hybrid Vision Correction Algorithm(HVCA)이다. HVCA는 Vision Correction Algorithm(VCA)을 기반으로 추가적인 전역탐색을 실행하는 Centralized Global Search(CGS)의 적용 및 자가적응형 매개변수인 Hybrid Rate(HR)를 적용하여 사용성과 성능을 개량한 알고리즘이다. HVCA의 기존 HR은 선형적으로 증가하는 형태이다. 선형적으로 증가하는 HR로 인해 HVCA는 최적해 탐색과정에서 지역해에 빠지는 문제가 발생하였다. HVCA의 문제를 해결하기 위해 HR을 비선형적으로 증가하는 형태로 개량하였다. HR이 개량된 HVCA를 수자원공학 문제인 상수관망 최적설계 문제에 적용하여 결과를 비교하였다. 적용결과 HR이 개량된 HVCA가 기존의 HVCA보다 낮은 설계 비용을 나타내었다. 상수관망 최적설계 적용결과를 바탕으로 HR이 개량된 HVCA는 상수관망 최적설계 이외의 수자원공학 문제에도 적용가능할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.314-321
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• 2019

The Self-Adaptive Vision Correction Algorithm (SAVCA) developed in this study was suggested for improving usability by modifying four parameters (Modulation Transfer Function Rate, Astigmatic Rate, Astigmatic Factor and Compression Factor) except for Division Rate 1 and Division Rate 2 among six parameters in Vision Correction Algorithm (VCA). For verification, SAVCA was applied to two-dimensional mathematical benchmark functions (Six hump camel back / Easton and fenton) and 30-dimensional mathematical benchmark functions (Schwefel / Hyper sphere). It showed superior performance to other algorithms (Harmony Search, Water Cycle Algorithm, VCA, Genetic Algorithms with Floating-point representation, Shuffled Complex Evolution algorithm and Modified Shuffled Complex Evolution). Finally, SAVCA showed the best results in the engineering problem (speed reducer design). SAVCA, which has not been subjected to complicated parameter adjustment procedures, will be applicable in various fields.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.54 no.7
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• pp.475-484
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• 2021

The optimal design for water distribution system (WDS) is not only satisfying the minimum required water pressure of the nodes, but also minimizing pipe cost, etc. The number of designs of WDS increases exponentially due to the arrangement of various pipes. Various optimization algorithms were applied to propose an optimized design of WDS. In this study, Modified Hybrid Vision Correction Algorithm (MHVCA) with improved self-adapting parameter was applied to optimal design of WDS. The performance was improved by changing the Hybrid Rate (HR) of the existing Hybrid Vision Correction Algorithm (HVCA) to nonlinear HR. To verify the performance of the proposed MHVCA, it applied to mathematical problems consisting of 2 and 30 decision variables and constrained mathematical problems. In order to review the application results of MHVCA, it was compared with Harmony Search (HS), Improved Harmony Search (IHS), Vision Correction Algorithm (VCA) and HVCA. Finally, MHVCA was applied to the optimal design problem of WDS and the results were compared with other algorithms. MHVCA showed better results than other algorithms in mathematical problems and WDS problem. MHVCA will be able to show good results by applying to various water resource engineering problems as well as problems applied in this study.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.301-308
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• 2018

This paper presents an optimal design method of a hybrid structural control system considering multi-hazard. Unlike a typical structural control system in which one system is designed for one specific type of hazard, a simultaneous optimal design method for both active and passive control systems is proposed for the mitigation of seismic and wind induced vibration responses of structures. As a numerical example, an optimal design problem is illustrated for a hybrid mass damper(HMD) and 30 viscous dampers which are installed on a 30 story building structure. In order to solve the optimization problem, a self-adaptive Harmony Search(HS) algorithm is adopted. Harmony Search algorithm is one of the meta-heuristic evolutionary methods for the global optimization, which mimics the human player's tuning process of musical instruments. A self-adaptive, dynamic parameter adjustment algorithm is also utilized for the purpose of broad search and fast convergence. The optimization results shows that the performance and effectiveness of the proposed system is superior with respect to a reference hybrid system in which the active and passive systems are independently optimized.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.61-73
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• 2021

Metaheuristic search methods have been developed to solve problems with a range of purpose functions in situations lacking information and time constraints. In this study, the Hybrid Vision Correction Algorithm (HVCA), which enhances the performance of the Vision Correction Algorithm (VCA), was developed. The HVCA has applied two methods to improve the performance of VCA. The first method changes the parameters required by the user for self-adaptive parameters. The second method, the CGS structure of the Exponential Bandwidth Harmony Search With a Centralized Global Search (EBHS-CGS), was added to the HVCA. The HVCA consists of two structures: CGS and VCA. To use the two structures, a method was applied to increase the probability of selecting the structure with the optimal value as it was performed. The optimization problem was applied to determine the performance of the HVCA, and the results were compared with Harmony Search (HS), Improved Harmony Search (IHS), and VCA. The HVCA improved the number of times to find the optimal value during 100 repetitions compared to HS, IHS, and VCA. Moreover, the HVCA reduced the Number of Function Evaluations (NFEs). Therefore, the performance of the HVCA has been improved.