PSO-based multiple optima search systems with switched topology.

This paper discusses a particle swarm optimization (PSO) with switched topology and its application to the multi-solution problems. First, we introduce a deterministic PSO characterized by normalized deterministic parameters and a canonical form system equation. This system is convenient to grasp effects of parameters on the stability. Second, we investigate effects of the average distance of several the swarm topologies on the search capability. Especially, we introduce the switched topology where any information is not transmitted from the edge if the switch is off. Third, we consider an application to exploring multiple periodic points in simple dynamical systems. Performing numerical experiments for typical examples, the algorithm performance is investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]