Real-Observation Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Algorithm for a Class of Numerical Optimization Problems.

This paper proposes a real-observation quantum-inspired evolutionary algorithm (RQEA) to solve a class of globally numerical optimization problems with continuous variables. By introducing a real observation and an evolutionary strategy, suitable for real optimization problems, based on the concept of Q-bit phase, RQEA uses a Q-gate to drive the individuals toward better solutions and eventually toward a single state corresponding to a real number varying between 0 and 1. Experimental results show that RQEA is able to find optimal or close-to-optimal solutions, and is more powerful than conventional real-coded genetic algorithm in terms of fitness, convergence and robustness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]