From the end of 2019 until now,the Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19)has been rampaging around the world,posing a great threat to people's lives and health,as well as a serious impact on economic development.Consi...From the end of 2019 until now,the Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19)has been rampaging around the world,posing a great threat to people's lives and health,as well as a serious impact on economic development.Considering the severely infectious nature of COVID-19,the diagnosis of COVID-19 has become crucial.Identification through the use of Computed Tomography(CT)images is an efficient and quick means.Therefore,scientific researchers have proposed numerous segmentation methods to improve the diagnosis of CT images.In this paper,we propose a reinforcement learning-based golden jackal optimization algorithm,which is named QLGJO,to segment CT images in furtherance of the diagnosis of COVID-19.Reinforcement learning is combined for the first time with meta-heuristics in segmentation problem.This strategy can effectively overcome the disadvantage that the original algorithm tends to fall into local optimum.In addition,one hybrid model and three different mutation strategies were applied to the update part of the algorithm in order to enrich the diversity of the population.Two experiments were carried out to test the performance of the proposed algorithm.First,compare QLGJO with other advanced meta-heuristics using the IEEE CEC2022 benchmark functions.Secondly,QLGJO was experimentally evaluated on CT images of COVID-19 using the Otsu method and compared with several well-known meta-heuristics.It is shown that QLGJO is very competitive in benchmark function and image segmentation experiments compared with other advanced meta-heuristics.Furthermore,the source code of the QLGJO is publicly available at https://github.com/Vang-z/QLGJO.展开更多
Nowadays,optimization techniques are required in various engineering domains to find optimal solutions for complex problems.As a result,there is a growing tendency among scientists to enhance existing nature-inspired ...Nowadays,optimization techniques are required in various engineering domains to find optimal solutions for complex problems.As a result,there is a growing tendency among scientists to enhance existing nature-inspired algorithms using various evolutionary strategies and to develop new nature-inspired optimization methods that can properly explore the feature space.The recently designed nature-inspired meta-heuristic,named the Golden Jackal Optimization(GJO),was inspired by the collaborative hunting actions of the golden jackal in nature to solve various challenging problems.However,like other approaches,the GJO has the limitations of poor exploitation ability,the ease of getting stuck in a local optimal region,and an improper balancing of exploration and exploitation.To overcome these limitations,this paper proposes an improved GJO algorithm based on multi-strategy mixing(LGJO).First,using a chaotic mapping strategy to initialize the population instead of using random parameters,this algorithm can generate initial solutions with good diversity in the search space.Second,a dynamic inertia weight based on cosine variation is proposed to make the search process more realistic and effectively balance the algorithm's global and local search capabilities.Finally,a position update strategy based on Gaussian mutation was introduced,fully utilizing the guidance role of the optimal individual to improve population diversity,effectively exploring unknown regions,and avoiding the algorithm falling into local optima.To evaluate the proposed algorithm,23 mathematical benchmark functions,CEC-2019 and CEC2021 tests are employed.The results are compared to high-quality,well-known optimization methods.The results of the proposed method are compared from different points of view,including the quality of the results,convergence behavior,and robustness.The superiority and high-quality performance of the proposed method are demonstrated by comparing the results.Furthermore,to demonstrate its applicability,it is employed to solve four constrained industrial applications.The outcomes of the experiment reveal that the proposed algorithm can solve challenging,constrained problems and is very competitive compared with other optimization algorithms.This article provides a new approach to solving real-world optimization problems.展开更多
This paper proposes a modified golden jackal optimization(IGJO)algorithm to solve the OCL(which stands for optimal cooling load)problem to minimize energy consumption.In this algorithm,many tools have been developed,s...This paper proposes a modified golden jackal optimization(IGJO)algorithm to solve the OCL(which stands for optimal cooling load)problem to minimize energy consumption.In this algorithm,many tools have been developed,such as numerical visualization,local field method,competitive selectionmethod,and iterative strategy.The IGJO algorithm is used to improve the research capabilities of the algorithm in terms of global tuning and rotation speed.In order to fully utilize the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm,three famous examples of OCL problems in basic ventilation systems were studied and compared with some previously published works.The results show that the IGJO algorithm can find solutions equal to or better than other methods.Underpinning these studies is the need to reduce energy consumption in air conditioning systems,which is a critical business and environmental decision.The Optimal Chiller Load(OCL)problem is well-known in the industry.It is the best method of operation for the refrigeration plant to satisfy the requirement of cooling.In order to solve the OCL problem,an improved Golden Jackal optimization algorithm(IGJO)was proposed.The IGJO algorithm consists of a number of parts to improve the global optimization and rotation speed.These studies are intended to address more effectively the issue of OCL,which results in energy savings in air-conditioning systems.The performance of the proposed IGJO algorithm is evaluated,and the results are compared with the results of three known OCL problems in the ventilation system.The results indicate that the IGJO method has the same or better optimization ability as other methods and can improve the energy efficiency of the system’s cold air.展开更多
Reliable Cluster Head(CH)selectionbased routing protocols are necessary for increasing the packet transmission efficiency with optimal path discovery that never introduces degradation over the transmission reliability...Reliable Cluster Head(CH)selectionbased routing protocols are necessary for increasing the packet transmission efficiency with optimal path discovery that never introduces degradation over the transmission reliability.In this paper,Hybrid Golden Jackal,and Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm(HGJIWOA)is proposed as an effective and optimal routing protocol that guarantees efficient routing of data packets in the established between the CHs and the movable sink.This HGJIWOA included the phases of Dynamic Lens-Imaging Learning Strategy and Novel Update Rules for determining the reliable route essential for data packets broadcasting attained through fitness measure estimation-based CH selection.The process of CH selection achieved using Golden Jackal Optimization Algorithm(GJOA)completely depends on the factors of maintainability,consistency,trust,delay,and energy.The adopted GJOA algorithm play a dominant role in determining the optimal path of routing depending on the parameter of reduced delay and minimal distance.It further utilized Improved Whale Optimisation Algorithm(IWOA)for forwarding the data from chosen CHs to the BS via optimized route depending on the parameters of energy and distance.It also included a reliable route maintenance process that aids in deciding the selected route through which data need to be transmitted or re-routed.The simulation outcomes of the proposed HGJIWOA mechanism with different sensor nodes confirmed an improved mean throughput of 18.21%,sustained residual energy of 19.64%with minimized end-to-end delay of 21.82%,better than the competitive CH selection approaches.展开更多
Existing solutions for collaborative trajectory planning using multiple UAVs suffer from issues such as low accuracy,instability,and slow convergence.To address the aforementioned issues,this paper introduces a new me...Existing solutions for collaborative trajectory planning using multiple UAVs suffer from issues such as low accuracy,instability,and slow convergence.To address the aforementioned issues,this paper introduces a new method for multiple unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)3D terrain cooperative trajectory planning based on the cuck0o search golden jackal optimization(CS-GJO)algorithm.A model for single UAV trajectory planning and a model for multi-UAV collaborative trajectory planning have been developed,and the problem of solving the models is restructured into an optimization problem.Building upon the original golden jackal optimization,the use of tent chaotic mapping aids in the generation of the golden jackal's inital population,thereby promoting population diversity.Subsequently,the position update strategy of the cuckoo search algorithm is combined for purpose of update the position information of individual golden jackals,effectively preventing the algorithm from getting stuck in local minima.Finally,the corresponding nonlinear control parameter were developed.The new parameters expedite the decrease in the convergence factor during the pre-exploration stage,resulting in an improved overall search speed of the algorithm.Moreover,they attenuate the decrease in the convergence factor during the post-exploration stage,thereby enhancing the algorithm's global search.The experimental results demonstrate that the CS-GJO algorithm efficiently and accurately accomplishes multi-UAV cooperative trajectory planning in a 3D environment.Compared with other comparative algorithms,the CS-GJO algorithm also has better stability,higher optimization accuracy,and faster convergence speed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 21466008]the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation,China[grant numbers 2019GXNSFAA185017]+1 种基金the Scientific Research Project of Guangxi Minzu University[grant numbers 2021MDKJ004]the Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education[grant numbers YCSW2022255].
文摘From the end of 2019 until now,the Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19)has been rampaging around the world,posing a great threat to people's lives and health,as well as a serious impact on economic development.Considering the severely infectious nature of COVID-19,the diagnosis of COVID-19 has become crucial.Identification through the use of Computed Tomography(CT)images is an efficient and quick means.Therefore,scientific researchers have proposed numerous segmentation methods to improve the diagnosis of CT images.In this paper,we propose a reinforcement learning-based golden jackal optimization algorithm,which is named QLGJO,to segment CT images in furtherance of the diagnosis of COVID-19.Reinforcement learning is combined for the first time with meta-heuristics in segmentation problem.This strategy can effectively overcome the disadvantage that the original algorithm tends to fall into local optimum.In addition,one hybrid model and three different mutation strategies were applied to the update part of the algorithm in order to enrich the diversity of the population.Two experiments were carried out to test the performance of the proposed algorithm.First,compare QLGJO with other advanced meta-heuristics using the IEEE CEC2022 benchmark functions.Secondly,QLGJO was experimentally evaluated on CT images of COVID-19 using the Otsu method and compared with several well-known meta-heuristics.It is shown that QLGJO is very competitive in benchmark function and image segmentation experiments compared with other advanced meta-heuristics.Furthermore,the source code of the QLGJO is publicly available at https://github.com/Vang-z/QLGJO.
基金support of the special project for collaborative innovation of science and technology in 2021(No:202121206)Henan Province University Scientific and Technological Innovation Team(No:18IRTSTHN009).
文摘Nowadays,optimization techniques are required in various engineering domains to find optimal solutions for complex problems.As a result,there is a growing tendency among scientists to enhance existing nature-inspired algorithms using various evolutionary strategies and to develop new nature-inspired optimization methods that can properly explore the feature space.The recently designed nature-inspired meta-heuristic,named the Golden Jackal Optimization(GJO),was inspired by the collaborative hunting actions of the golden jackal in nature to solve various challenging problems.However,like other approaches,the GJO has the limitations of poor exploitation ability,the ease of getting stuck in a local optimal region,and an improper balancing of exploration and exploitation.To overcome these limitations,this paper proposes an improved GJO algorithm based on multi-strategy mixing(LGJO).First,using a chaotic mapping strategy to initialize the population instead of using random parameters,this algorithm can generate initial solutions with good diversity in the search space.Second,a dynamic inertia weight based on cosine variation is proposed to make the search process more realistic and effectively balance the algorithm's global and local search capabilities.Finally,a position update strategy based on Gaussian mutation was introduced,fully utilizing the guidance role of the optimal individual to improve population diversity,effectively exploring unknown regions,and avoiding the algorithm falling into local optima.To evaluate the proposed algorithm,23 mathematical benchmark functions,CEC-2019 and CEC2021 tests are employed.The results are compared to high-quality,well-known optimization methods.The results of the proposed method are compared from different points of view,including the quality of the results,convergence behavior,and robustness.The superiority and high-quality performance of the proposed method are demonstrated by comparing the results.Furthermore,to demonstrate its applicability,it is employed to solve four constrained industrial applications.The outcomes of the experiment reveal that the proposed algorithm can solve challenging,constrained problems and is very competitive compared with other optimization algorithms.This article provides a new approach to solving real-world optimization problems.
文摘This paper proposes a modified golden jackal optimization(IGJO)algorithm to solve the OCL(which stands for optimal cooling load)problem to minimize energy consumption.In this algorithm,many tools have been developed,such as numerical visualization,local field method,competitive selectionmethod,and iterative strategy.The IGJO algorithm is used to improve the research capabilities of the algorithm in terms of global tuning and rotation speed.In order to fully utilize the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm,three famous examples of OCL problems in basic ventilation systems were studied and compared with some previously published works.The results show that the IGJO algorithm can find solutions equal to or better than other methods.Underpinning these studies is the need to reduce energy consumption in air conditioning systems,which is a critical business and environmental decision.The Optimal Chiller Load(OCL)problem is well-known in the industry.It is the best method of operation for the refrigeration plant to satisfy the requirement of cooling.In order to solve the OCL problem,an improved Golden Jackal optimization algorithm(IGJO)was proposed.The IGJO algorithm consists of a number of parts to improve the global optimization and rotation speed.These studies are intended to address more effectively the issue of OCL,which results in energy savings in air-conditioning systems.The performance of the proposed IGJO algorithm is evaluated,and the results are compared with the results of three known OCL problems in the ventilation system.The results indicate that the IGJO method has the same or better optimization ability as other methods and can improve the energy efficiency of the system’s cold air.
文摘Reliable Cluster Head(CH)selectionbased routing protocols are necessary for increasing the packet transmission efficiency with optimal path discovery that never introduces degradation over the transmission reliability.In this paper,Hybrid Golden Jackal,and Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm(HGJIWOA)is proposed as an effective and optimal routing protocol that guarantees efficient routing of data packets in the established between the CHs and the movable sink.This HGJIWOA included the phases of Dynamic Lens-Imaging Learning Strategy and Novel Update Rules for determining the reliable route essential for data packets broadcasting attained through fitness measure estimation-based CH selection.The process of CH selection achieved using Golden Jackal Optimization Algorithm(GJOA)completely depends on the factors of maintainability,consistency,trust,delay,and energy.The adopted GJOA algorithm play a dominant role in determining the optimal path of routing depending on the parameter of reduced delay and minimal distance.It further utilized Improved Whale Optimisation Algorithm(IWOA)for forwarding the data from chosen CHs to the BS via optimized route depending on the parameters of energy and distance.It also included a reliable route maintenance process that aids in deciding the selected route through which data need to be transmitted or re-routed.The simulation outcomes of the proposed HGJIWOA mechanism with different sensor nodes confirmed an improved mean throughput of 18.21%,sustained residual energy of 19.64%with minimized end-to-end delay of 21.82%,better than the competitive CH selection approaches.
基金supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Henan Province (No.241111222900)Natural Science Foundation of Henan (No.242300421716)+2 种基金Key Science and Technology Program of Henan Province (Nos.242102220044 and 242102210034)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.62103379)Maker Space Incubation Project (No.2023ZCKJ102).
文摘Existing solutions for collaborative trajectory planning using multiple UAVs suffer from issues such as low accuracy,instability,and slow convergence.To address the aforementioned issues,this paper introduces a new method for multiple unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)3D terrain cooperative trajectory planning based on the cuck0o search golden jackal optimization(CS-GJO)algorithm.A model for single UAV trajectory planning and a model for multi-UAV collaborative trajectory planning have been developed,and the problem of solving the models is restructured into an optimization problem.Building upon the original golden jackal optimization,the use of tent chaotic mapping aids in the generation of the golden jackal's inital population,thereby promoting population diversity.Subsequently,the position update strategy of the cuckoo search algorithm is combined for purpose of update the position information of individual golden jackals,effectively preventing the algorithm from getting stuck in local minima.Finally,the corresponding nonlinear control parameter were developed.The new parameters expedite the decrease in the convergence factor during the pre-exploration stage,resulting in an improved overall search speed of the algorithm.Moreover,they attenuate the decrease in the convergence factor during the post-exploration stage,thereby enhancing the algorithm's global search.The experimental results demonstrate that the CS-GJO algorithm efficiently and accurately accomplishes multi-UAV cooperative trajectory planning in a 3D environment.Compared with other comparative algorithms,the CS-GJO algorithm also has better stability,higher optimization accuracy,and faster convergence speed.
