• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.163-179
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• 2016

The Cuckoo search (CS) algorithm is a simple and efficient global optimization algorithm and it has been applied to figure out large range of real-world optimization problem. In this paper, a new formula is introduced to the discovering probability process to improve the convergence rate and the Tournament Selection Strategy is adopted to enhance global search ability of the certain algorithm. Then an approach for structural damage identification based on modified Cuckoo search (MCS) is presented. Meanwhile, we take frequency residual error and the modal assurance criterion (MAC) as indexes of damage detection in view of the crack damage, and the MCS algorithm is utilized to identifying the structural damage. A simply supported beam and a 31-bar truss are studied as numerical example to illustrate the correctness and efficiency of the propose method. Besides, a laboratory work is also conducted to further verification. Studies show that, the proposed method can judge the damage location and degree of structures more accurately than its counterpart even under measurement noise, which demonstrates the MCS algorithm has a higher damage diagnosis precision.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제24권9A호
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• pp.1392-1400
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 전역 탐색 알고리듬 (full search algorithm; FSA)과 동일한 성능을 나타내면서도 고속으로 움직임을 추정할 수 있는 블록 움직임 추정을 위한 2단계 고속 전역 탐색 알고리듬을 제안하였다. 제안한 방법에서는 첫 번째 단계에서 9:1로 부표본화된 탐색점에 대하여 블록 정합을 행하여, 여기서 얻어지는 최소 평균 절대치 오차 (mean absolute error, MAE)를 기준 MAE로 설정한다. 두 번째 단계에서는 첫 번째 단계에서 블록 정합을 행하지 않은 탐색점에 대하여 각 탐색점에서 가질 수 있는 MAE의 최소 범위를 구한 뒤, 이 값이 기준 MAE보다 작은 탐색점에 대해여서만 블록 정합을 행하였다. 이때, MAE의 최소 범위는 첫 번째 단계에서 블록 정합을 통하여 얻은 MAE들과 현재 블록 내의 화소들의 이웃 화소간의 화소 값의 차를 이용하여 구하였다. 그러므로, 제안한 방법에서는 MAE의 최소 범위를 이용하여 블록 정합이 필요한 블록에 대하여서만 정합을 행함으로써 FAS와 동일한 움직임 추정 성능을 유지하면서도 움직임 벡터의 추정을 위한 계산량을 줄일 수 있었다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1996년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국내학술편); 포항공과대학교, 포항; 24-26 Oct. 1996
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• pp.379-382
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• 1996

Evolution Strategy is used as an effective search algorithm in optimization problems and Sliding Mode Control is well known as a robust control algorithm. In this paper, we propose a Sliding Mode Control Method for robot manipulator using Evolution Strategy. Evolution Strategy is used to estimate Sliding Mode Control Parameters such as sliding surface gradient, continuous function boundary layer, unknown plant parameters and switching gain. Experimental results show the proposed control scheme has accurate and robust performances with effective search ability.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.737-740
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• 2008

Block-matching motion estimation plays an important role in video coding. In this paper, we propose an Efficient Search Algorithm for Fast Motion Estimation. The proposed algorithm detects motion variation for reducing computational complexity before determining motion vector. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has good performance than conventional algorithms through quantitative evaluation.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 1996년도 학술대회
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• pp.217-220
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• 1996

This paper describes a new hierarchial block matching algorithm especially appropriate for a large search area. The proposed algorithm consists of higher level search for an initial motion vector estimate by using a new matching criterion over the evenly subsampled search points, and lower level search for the final motion vector refinement. In the higher level matching criterion, mean absolute differences at the search points (or motion vector candidates) similar to motion vectors of causally neighboring blocks, are weighted properly so that these points can have a higher chance to being selected. The proposed algorithm outperforms existing hierarchical block matching algorithms, and its computational regularity makes hardware implementation simple.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제27권1_2호
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• pp.233-243
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• 2009

This paper concerns an algorithm that combines line search and trust region step for nonlinear optimization problems. Unlike traditional trust region methods, we incorporate the Armijo line search technique into trust region method to solve the subproblem. In addition, the subproblem is solved accurately, but instead solved by inaccurate method. If a trial step is not accepted, our algorithm performs the Armijo line search from the failed point to find a suitable steplength. At each iteration, the subproblem is solved only one time. In contrast to interior methods, the optimal solution is derived by iterating from outside of the feasible region. In numerical experiment, we apply the algorithm to nonlinear portfolio optimization problems, primary numerical results are presented.

• 산업공학
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• 제17권spc호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2004

AGV flowpath layout design is one of the most important steps for efficient AGV systems design. Since it was formulated by Gaskins & Tanchoco (1987), a unidirectional AGV flowpath layout design problem has been tackled by many researchers. However, the solution methods were traded off between the solution quality and the computational time. In this paper, a tabu search technique is applied to obtain a good solution for a relatively large problem in reasonable computational time. Specifically, fast construction algorithm for feasible initial solutions, long-term memory structure and neighbor solutions generation are adapted to the problem characteristics and embedded in the tabu search algorithm. Also, sets of computational experiments show that the proposed tabu search algorithm outperforms to the Ko and Egbelu's algorithm (2003).

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.403-410
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• 2009

The aim of this research is to develop the Bees Algorithm named 'the dynamic allocated Bees Algorithm' for multi-objective problem, especially in order to be suit for Pareto optimality. In addition two new neighbourhood search methods have been developed to produce enhanced solutions for a multi-objective problem named 'random selection neighbourhood search' and 'weighted sum neighbourhood search' and they were compared with the basic neighbourhood search in the dynamic allocated Bees Algorithm. They were successfully applied to an Environmental/Economic (electric power) dispatch (EED) problem and simulation results presented for the standard IEEE 30-bus system and they were compared to those obtained using other approaches. The comparison shows the superiority of the proposed dynamic allocated Bees Algorithms and confirms its suitability for solving the multi-objective EED problem.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.158-168
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• 2001

We present a tabu search (TS) algorithm to minimize maximum lateness on a single machine in the presence of sequence dependent setup times and dynamic job arrivals. The TS algorithm starts with a feasible schedule generated by a modified ATCS (Apparent Tardiness Cost with Setups) rule, then through a series of search steps it improves the initial schedule. Results of extensive computational experiments show that the TS algorithm significantly outperforms a well-known RHP heuristic by Ovacik and Uzsoy, both on the solutions quality and the computation time. The performance advantage is particularly pronounced when there is high competition among jobs for machine capacity.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.359-366
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• 2005

Most engineering optimization are based on numerical linear and nonlinear programming methods that require substantial gradient information and usually seek to improve the solution in the neighborhood of a starting point. These algorithm, however, reveal a limited approach to complicated real-world optimization problems. If there is more than one local optimum in the problem, the result may depend on the selection of an initial point, and the obtained optimal solution may not necessarily be the global optimum. This paper describes a new harmony search(HS) meta-heuristic algorithm-based approach for structural size optimization problems with continuous design variables. This recently developed HS algorithm is conceptualized using the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony. It uses a stochastic random search instead of a gradient search so that derivative information is unnecessary. Two classical space truss optimization problems are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the HS algorithm. The results indicate that the proposed approach is a powerful search and optimization technique that may yield better solutions to structural engineering problems than those obtained using current algorithms.