Quartile-based Ranked Differential Evolution (QRDE)

Here is proposed the Quartile-based Ranked Differential Evolution (QRDE)

This paper presents an improved selection mechanism based on the classification of the population using quartiles. This preserves the classical structure of the DE while optimizing its effectiveness and efficiency. The proposed approach is designated as Quartile-based Ranked Differential Evolution (QRDE). It introduces a selection that categorizes the population into four groups to facilitate a comparison of the trial vector against a randomly selected individual from the worst group. Also, a scaling factor defines the exploration and exploitation of the QRDE from the selection part.