Recent Advances in Harmony Search Algorithm

by Geem, Zong Woo

• ISBN13: 9783642043161
• ISBN10: 364204316X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-30
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

The series Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI) publishes new developments and advances in the various areas of computational intelligence - quickly and with a high quality. The intent is to cover the theory, applications, and design methods of computational intelligence, as embedded in the fields of engineering, computer science, physics and life science, as well as the methodologies behind them.

Table of Contents

State-of-the-Art in the Structure of Harmony Search Algorithm	p. 1
Harmony Search Optimization Algorithm: Application to a Reconfigurable Mobile Robot Prototype	p. 11
Optimal Trajectory of Robot Manipulator Using Harmony Search Algorithms	p. 23
Visual Tracking Using Harmony Search	p. 37
Web Text Mining Using Harmony Search	p. 51
Population Variance Harmony Search Algorithm to Solve Optimal Power Flow with Non-Smooth Cost Function	p. 65
A Harmony Search Approach Using Exponential Probability Distribution Applied to Fuzzy Logic Control Optimization	p. 77
Hybrid Taguchi-Harmony Search Approach for Shape Optimization	p. 89
An Introduction to the Hybrid HS-SQP Method and Its Applications	p. 99
Solution of Groundwater Management Problems Using Harmony Search Algorithm	p. 111
Application of the Harmony Search Optimization in Irrigation	p. 123
The Application of Harmony Search in Fourth-Party Logistics Routing Problems	p. 135
A Harmony Search with Multi-pitch Adjusting Rate for the University Course Timetabling	p. 147
An Optimization Algorithm Based on Harmony Search for RNA Secondary Structure Prediction	p. 163
Author Index	p. 175
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