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Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is a metaheuristic global optimization paradigm that has gained prominence in the last two decades due to its ease of application in unsupervised, complex multidimensional problems which cannot be solved…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-01-07 Saptarshi Sengupta , Sanchita Basak , Richard Alan Peters

The dynamic of real-world optimization problems raises new challenges to the traditional particle swarm optimization (PSO). Responding to these challenges, the dynamic optimization has received considerable attention over the past decade.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-03-27 Ahlem Aboud , Raja Fdhila , Adel M. Alimi

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) method cannot be directly used in the problem of hyper-parameter estimation since the mathematical formulation of the mapping from hyper-parameters to loss function or generalization accuracy is unclear.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-15 Yaru Li , Yulai Zhang

Distributed optimization is fundamental to modern machine learning applications like federated learning, but existing methods often struggle with ill-conditioned problems and face stability-versus-speed tradeoffs. We introduce fractional…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-04 Andrei Lixandru , Marcel van Gerven , Sergio Pequito

This paper contributes to the design of a fractional order (FO) internal model controller (IMC) for a first order plus time delay (FOPTD) process model to satisfy a given set of desired robustness specifications in terms of gain margin (Am)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-19 Pushkar Prakash Arya , Sohom Chakrabarty

Robotic applications across industries demand advanced navigation for safe and smooth movement. Smooth path planning is crucial for mobile robots to ensure stable and efficient navigation, as it minimizes jerky movements and enhances…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-06 Mahsa Mohaghegh , Hedieh Jafarpourdavatgar , Samaneh Alsadat Saeedinia

Modeling human operator's dynamic plays a very important role in the manual closed-loop control system, and it is an active research area for several decades. Based on the characteristics of human brain and behaviour, a new kind of…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-01-11 Jiacai Huang , Yangquan Chen , Haibin Li , Xinxin Shi

We propose novel particle swarm optimization (PSO) variants incorporated with deep neural networks (DNNs) for particles to pursue globally optimal positions in dynamic environments. PSO is a heuristic approach for solving complex…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Stephen Raharja , Toshiharu Sugawara

This paper introduces a novel approach for modeling the dynamics of soft robots, utilizing a differentiable filter architecture. The proposed approach enables end-to-end training to learn system dynamics, noise characteristics, and temporal…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Xiao Liu , Shuhei Ikemoto , Yuhei Yoshimitsu , Heni Ben Amor

Solving non-convex minimization problems using multi-particle metaheuristic derivative-free optimization methods is still an active area of research. Popular methods are Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) methods, that iteratively update a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-21 Michael Herty , Sara Veneruso

Neural differential equation models have garnered significant attention in recent years for their effectiveness in machine learning applications.Among these, fractional differential equations (FDEs) have emerged as a promising tool due to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-21 Wenjun Cui , Qiyu Kang , Xuhao Li , Kai Zhao , Wee Peng Tay , Weihua Deng , Yidong Li

Our study focuses on fractional order compartment models derived from underlying physical stochastic processes, providing a more physically grounded approach compared to models that use the dynamical system approach by simply replacing…

Discrete-time fractional-order dynamical systems (DT-FODS) have found innumerable applications in the context of modeling spatiotemporal behaviors associated with long-term memory. Applications include neurophysiological signals such as…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-10-05 Sarthak Chatterjee , Sérgio Pequito

We present a theoretical and computational framework based on fractional calculus for the analysis of the nonlocal static response of cylindrical shell panels. The differ-integral nature of fractional derivatives allows an efficient and…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-06-29 Sai Sidhardh , Sansit Patnaik , Fabio Semperlotti

This study proposes a method for estimating the mechanical parameters of vehicles and bridges and the road unevenness, using only vehicle vibration and position data. In the proposed method, vehicle input and bridge vibration are estimated…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-21 Kyosuke Yamamoto , Kakeru Murakami , Ryota Shin , Yukihiko Okada

This paper addresses the consensus of a class of uncertain nonlinear fractional-order multi-agent systems (FOMAS). First a fractional non-fragile dynamic output feedback controller is put forward via the output measurements of neighboring…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-14 Elyar Zavary , Pouya Badri , Mahdi Sojoodi

Soft robots are challenging to model due in large part to the nonlinear properties of soft materials. Fortunately, this softness makes it possible to safely observe their behavior under random control inputs, making them amenable to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-03 Daniel Bruder , C. David Remy , Ram Vasudevan

Signal source seeking using autonomous vehicles is a complex problem. The complexity increases manifold when signal intensities captured by physical sensors onboard are noisy and unreliable. Added to the fact that signal strength decays…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-01-28 Rui Zou , Vijay Kalivarapu , Eliot Winer , James Oliver , Sourabh Bhattacharya

In this paper, an efficient control strategy for physiological interaction based anaesthetic drug infusion model is explored using the fractional order (FO) proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers. The dynamic model is composed…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-12-01 Saptarshi Das , Sourav Das , Koushik Maharatna

The fractional advection-dispersion equation (FADE) has attracted increased attention from researchers as it provides an accurate description for challenging phenomenas with long-range time memory and spatial interactions, such as the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-12 Huan Liu , Hong Wang , Xiangcheng Zheng