Are there any Matlab functions to use for optimization using particle swarm optimization technique?

Hi,

Are there any Matlab functions to use for optimization using particle swarm optimization technique? I have a set of MATLAB code that simulates the required outcome and need to integrate that to the Particle Swarm Optimization based toolbox.

Have 2 questions ;

Q1. Is there a readily available MATLAB function that can be used to integrate my set of code that can be used and if yes, how to integrate?

Q2. Is there a readily available cost function that can be used to run number of iterations for code to simulate the run?

Any help is appreciated, thank you.

Answer 1

[Shashank Prasanna]

Have you tried searching file exchange? Here's a submission :

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/7506-particle-swarm-optimization-toolbox

Answer 2

[Yarpiz / Mostapha Heris]

Also you can check this, on MATLAB FeX, for a structured implementation of PSO in MATLAB:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/52857-particle-swarm-optimization--pso-

You can easily change the CostFunction to any desired objective function and change the number and range of decision variables, to solve optimization problems.

Answer 3

[Alan Weiss]

particleswarm was introduced into Global Optimization Toolbox in R2014b. There is more documentation here.

Alan Weiss

MATLAB mathematical toolbox documentation