Multi-membrane search algorithm

PLoS One. 2021 Dec 6;16(12):e0260512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260512. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

This research proposes a new multi-membrane search algorithm (MSA) based on cell biological behavior. Cell secretion protein behavior and cell division and fusion strategy are the main inspirations for the algorithm. In order to verify the performance of the algorithm, we used 19 benchmark functions to compare the MSA test results with MVO, GWO, MFO and ALO. The number of iterations of each algorithm on each benchmark function is 100, the population number is 10, and the running is repeated 50 times, and the average and standard deviation of the results are recorded. Tests show that the MSA is competitive in unimodal benchmark functions and multi-modal benchmark functions, and the results in composite benchmark functions are all superior to MVO, MFO, ALO, and GWO algorithms. This paper also uses MSA to solve two classic engineering problems: welded beam design and pressure vessel design. The result of welded beam design is 1.7252, and the result of pressure vessel design is 5887.7052, which is better than other comparison algorithms. Statistical experiments show that MSA is a high-performance algorithm that is competitive in unimodal and multimodal functions, and its performance in compound functions is significantly better than MVO, MFO, ALO, and GWO algorithms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Benchmarking
  • Biomimetics / methods*
  • Cell Division
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism*
  • Cell Membrane / ultrastructure
  • Computer Simulation
  • Eukaryotic Cells / metabolism*
  • Eukaryotic Cells / ultrastructure
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological*
  • Protein Transport

Grants and funding

Initials of the authors who received each award: YH Grant numbers awarded to each author: 61772033 The full name of each funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China URL of each funder website: http://www.izaiwen.cn/. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.