config_woa {EmiR}

Configuration object for the Whale Optimization Algorithm

Description

Create a configuration object for the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA). At minimum the number of iterations (parameter iterations) and the number of whales (parameter population_size) have to be provided.

Usage

config_woa(
  iterations,
  population_size,
  iterations_same_cost = NULL,
  absolute_tol = NULL
)

Arguments

iterations

maximum number of iterations.

population_size

number of whales.

iterations_same_cost

maximum number of consecutive iterations with the same (see the parameter absolute_tol) best cost before ending the minimization. If NULL the minimization continues for the number of iterations specified by the parameter iterations. Default is NULL.

absolute_tol

absolute tolerance when comparing best costs from consecutive iterations. If NULL the machine epsilon is used. Default is NULL.

Value

config_woa returns an object of class WOAConfig.

References

Mirjalili S, Lewis A (2016). “The Whale Optimization Algorithm.” Advances in Engineering Software, 95, 51-67. ISSN 0965-9978, doi:10.1016/j.advengsoft.2016.01.008, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965997816300163.

Examples

conf <- config_woa(iterations = 100, population_size = 50, iterations_same_cost = NULL,
absolute_tol = NULL)