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  • Computational Intelligence
  • Optimization Algorithms
  • Machine Learning

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  • Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) faces a persistent challenge in balancing exploration and exploitation.
  • Existing PSO variants often struggle to effectively manage this trade-off, limiting performance.
  • Self-adaptive multi-strategy selection is recognized as a key method for enhancing PSO, but it remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel self-adaptive multi-strategy selection mechanism for PSO.
  • To develop a multi-strategy self-learning PSO algorithm (MPSORL) by integrating reinforcement learning.
  • To enhance the performance of PSO algorithms by effectively guiding offspring generation.

Main Methods:

  • A reinforcement learning technique is employed to guide the generation of offspring in PSO.
  • Particle fitness values are mapped to non-uniformly divided states for reinforcement learning.
  • An ε-greedy strategy is used for optimal strategy selection, followed by Q-table updates based on rewards.

Main Results:

  • The proposed MPSORL algorithm was compared against state-of-the-art algorithms on benchmark suites and a real-world problem.
  • MPSORL exhibited superior performance in terms of accuracy and convergence speed across most test cases.
  • Non-parametric tests confirmed the significant effectiveness of the proposed multi-strategy selection mechanism.

Conclusions:

  • The novel self-adaptive multi-strategy selection mechanism, guided by reinforcement learning, effectively addresses the exploration-exploitation dilemma in PSO.
  • MPSORL offers a promising advancement in optimization algorithms, demonstrating enhanced performance.
  • The integration of reinforcement learning provides a robust framework for adaptive strategy selection in PSO.