• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.173-180
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• 2012

This paper proposes a novel optimization algorithm inspired by water flowing and shaking behaviors in a vessel. Water drops in our algorithm flow to the gradient descent direction and are sometimes shaken for getting out of local optimum areas when most water drops fall in local optimum areas. These flowing and shaking operations allow our algorithm to quickly approach to the global optimum without staying in local optimum areas. We experimented our algorithm with four function optimization problems and compared its results with those of particle swarm optimization. Experimental results showed that our algorithm is superior to the particle swarm optimization algorithm in terms of the speed and success ratio of finding the global optimum.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.325-337
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• 2006

A hybrid structural design and optimization methodology that combines the strengths of genetic algorithms, local search techniques, and parallel computing is developed to evolve optimal truss systems in this research effort. The primary objective that is met in evolving near-optimal or optimal structural systems using this approach is the capability of satisfying user-defined design criteria while minimizing the computational time required. The application of genetic algorithms to the design and optimization of truss systems supports conceptual design by facilitating the exploration of new design alternatives. In addition, final shape optimization of the evolved designs is supported through the refinement of member sizes using local search techniques for further improvement. The use of the hybrid approach, therefore, enhances the overall process of structural design. Parallel computing is implemented to reduce the total computation time required to obtain near-optimal designs. The support of human-computer interaction during layout optimization and local optimization is also discussed since it assists in evolving optimal truss systems that better satisfy a user's design requirements and design preferences.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제36권1A호
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• pp.82-89
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• 2011

IETE Proxy Mobile IPv6는 이동 단말의 이동성을 지원하기 위한 망 기반 이동성 관리 기술이다. PMIPv6는 Mobile Access Gateway 와 Local Mobility Anchor 사이의 터널을 형성하고 항상 패킷이 Local Mobility Anchor를 통하여 전달되도록 설계하여, Local Mobility Anchor 병목현상 및 종단간 지연이 증가하는 문제점이 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 경로 최적화 수행 기능 감지, 경로 최적화 절차 등의 많은 연구가 진행되고 있으나 추가적인 시그널링으로 인한 오버헤드가 증가하고 다중 Local Mobility Anchor 환경에 적용하기에 어려움이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 다중 Local Mobility Anchor 환경을 고려한 PMIPv6 기반의 향상된 경로 최적화 방안을 제안하였다. PMIPv6 도메인 내 모든 Local Mobility Anchor의 정보를 Mobile Access Gateway가 유지하도록 하여 신속하게 경로 최적화를 수행하도록 하였으며, Local Mobility Anchor에 경로 최적화 상태 정보를 저장하여 핸드오버 이후에도 신속한 경로 최적화를 지원하도록 하였다. 또한 핸드오버 시에 상대 노드의 Mobile Access Gateway에 버퍼링 기능을 추가하여 경로 최적화를 수행하는 동안의 패킷 순서화 문제를 해결하였다. 제안된 방안의 성능은 OPNET 시뮬레이터를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 이를 통해 제안 방안의 우수성을 검증하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.590-600
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• 2008

This paper concerns the development of a designer friendly hull form parameterization and its coupling with advanced global optimization algorithms. As optimization algorithms, we choose the Partial Swarm Optimization(PSO) recently introduced to solve global optimization problems. Most general-purpose optimization softwares used in industrial applications use gradient-based algorithms, mainly due to their convergence properties and computational efficiency when a relatively few number of variables are considered. However, local optimizers have difficulties with local minima and non-connected feasible regions. Because of the increase of computer power and of the development of efficient Global Optimization (GO) methods, in recent years nongradient-based algorithms have attracted much attention. Furthermore, GO methods provide several advantages over local approaches. In the paper, the derivative-based SQP and the GO approach PSO are compared with their relative performances in solving some typical ship design optimization problem focusing on their effectiveness and efficiency.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.130-135
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• 2008

An aerodynamic optimization design process of multistage axial turbine is presented in this article: first, applying quasi-three dimensional(Q3D) design methods to conduct preliminary design and then adopting modern optimization design methods to implement multistage local optimization. Quasi-three dimensional(Q3D) design methods, which mainly refer to S2 flow surface direct problem calculation, adopt the S2 flow surface direct problem calculation program of Harbin Institute of Technology. Multistage local optimization adopts the software of Numeca/Design3D, which jointly adopts genetic algorithm and artificial neural network. The major principle of the methodology is that the successive design evaluation is performed by using an artificial neural network instead of a flow solver and the genetic algorithms may be used in an efficient way. Flow computation applies three-dimensional viscosity Navier Stokes(N-S) equation solver. Such optimization process has three features: (i) local optimization based on aerodynamic performance of every cascade; (ii) several times of optimizations being performed to every cascade; and (iii) alternate use of coarse grid and fine grid. Such process was applied to optimize a three-stage axial turbine. During the optimization, blade shape and meridional channel were respectively optimized. Through optimization, the total efficiency increased 1.3% and total power increased 2.4% while total flow rate only slightly changed. Therefore, the total performance was improved and the design objective was achieved. The preliminary design makes use of quasi-three dimensional(Q3D) design methods to achieve most reasonable parameter distribution so as to preliminarily enhance total performance. Then total performance will be further improved by adopting multistage local optimization design. Thus the design objective will be successfully achieved without huge expenditure of manpower and calculation time. Therefore, such optimization design process may be efficiently applied to the aerodynamic design optimization of multistage axial turbine.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2009년 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.57-65
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• 2009

An efficient and high-fidelity design approach for wing-body shape optimization is presented. Depending on the size of design space and the number of design of variable, aerodynamic shape optimization process is carried out via different optimization strategies at each design stage. In the first stage, global optimization techniques are applied to planform design with a few geometric design variables. In the second stage, local optimization techniques are used for wing surface design with a lot of design variables to maintain a sufficient design space with a high DOF (Degree of Freedom) geometric change. For global optimization, Kriging method in conjunction with Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used. Asearching algorithm of EI (Expected Improvement) points is introduced to enhance the quality of global optimization for the wing-planform design. For local optimization, a discrete adjoint method is adopted. By the successive combination of global and local optimization techniques, drag minimization is performed for a multi-body aircraft configuration while maintaining the baseline lift and the wing weight at the same time. Through the design process, performances of the test models are remarkably improved in comparison with the single stage design approach. The performance of the proposed design framework including wing planform design variables can be efficiently evaluated by the drag decomposition method, which can examine the improvement of various drag components, such as induced drag, wave drag, viscous drag and profile drag.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1005-1010
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• 2004

The structural optimization has been carried out in the continuous design space or in the discrete design space. Generally, available designs are discrete in design practice. But methods for discrete variables are extremely expensive in computational cost. In order to overcome this weakness, an iterative optimization algorithm was proposed for design in the discrete space, which is called as a sequential algorithm using orthogonal arrays (SOA). We focus to verify the fact that the local solution can be obtained throughout the optimization with this algorithm. The local solution is defined in discrete design space. Then the search space, which is the set of candidate values of each design variables formed by the neighborhood of current design point, is defined. It is verified that a local solution can be founded by moving sequentially the search space. The SOA algorithm has been applied to problems such as truss type structures. Then it is confirmed that a local solution can be obtained using the SOA algorithm

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2010

제약 만족 최적화 문제는 복잡한 제약 조건을 포함하는 동시에 비용을 최소화하는 최적화 문제로 정의된다. 지역 탐색과 제약 프로그래밍은 각각 이와 같은 문제의 해결을 위한 도구로서 활용되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 탐색 성능 향상을 위해 지역 탐색과 제약 프로그래밍을 결합하는 방안을 제시하고 있다. 기본적으로 대상 문제의 해결을 위해 지역 탐색을 사용한다. 그러나 지역 탐색만을 사용할 경우 제약 조건을 모두 만족하는 실행 가능한 이웃해를 생성하는 것이 매우 힘들어진다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이웃해 생성을 위한 도구로 제약 프로그래밍을 도입하였다. 가중치가 부여된 N-Queens 문제를 대상으로 한 실험 결과, 본 논문에서 제시한 방법을 통해 탐색 성능을 획기적으로 향상시킬 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.90-99
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• 2003

Object clustering, which makes classification for a set of objects into a number of groups such that objects included in a group have similar characteristic and objects in different groups have dissimilar characteristic each other, has been exploited in diverse area such as information retrieval, data mining, group technology, etc. In this study, an object-clustering problem with similarity coefficients between objects is considered. At first, an evaluation function for the optimization problem is defined. Then, a genetic algorithm and local optimization technique based on heuristic method are proposed and used in order to obtain near optimal solutions. Solutions from the genetic algorithm are improved by local optimization techniques based on object relocation and cluster merging. Throughout extensive experiments, the validity and effectiveness of the proposed algorithms are tested.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.257-273
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• 2014

This paper introduces a novel optimization technique based on gravitational search algorithm (GSA) for numerical optimization and multi-objective optimization of foundation. In the proposed method, a chaotic time varying system is applied into the position updating equation to increase the global exploration ability and accurate local exploitation of the original algorithm. The new algorithm called global-local GSA (GLGSA) is applied for optimization of some well-known mathematical benchmark functions as well as two design examples of spread foundation. In the foundation optimization, two objective functions include total cost and $CO_2$ emissions of the foundation subjected to geotechnical and structural requirements are considered. From environmental point of view, minimization of embedded $CO_2$ emissions that quantifies the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the use of materials seems necessary to include in the design criteria. The experimental results demonstrate that, the proposed GLGSA remarkably improves the accuracy, stability and efficiency of the original algorithm.