Imperialist competitive algorithm and its application in optimization of laminated composite structures

• Main Authors: Abdi, Behzad, Mozafari, Hamid, Ayob, Amran, Kohandel, Roya
• Format: Article
• Published: EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29155/

This paper presents an application of the imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA) in optimization of composite structures design. The recently introduced algorithm has proven its excellent capabilities, such as faster convergence and better global optimum achievement. In this paper, imperialist comp...