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Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA) has been proved to be superior to some existing traditional optimization algorithms owing to its unique optimization principle. However, there are still disadvantages such as low solution accuracy and poor global search ability. Aiming at the shortcomings of the sine cosine algorithm, a multigroup multistrategy SCA algorithm (MMSCA) is proposed in this paper. e algorithm executes multiple populations in parallel, and each population executes a different optimization strategy. Information is exchanged among populations through intergenerational communication. Using 19 different types of test functions, the optimization performance of the algorithm is tested. Numerical experimental results show that the performance of the MMSCA algorithm is better than that of the original SCA algorithm, and it also has some advantages over other intelligent algorithms. At last, it is applied to solving the capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) in transportation. e algorithm can get better results, and the practicability and feasibility of the algorithm are also proved. [29,30], bat algorithm (BA) [31,32], symbiotic organism search algorithm (SOS) [33,34], and QUATRE [35][36][37].At present, there are so many optimization algorithms, which can solve some complex optimization problems well. Why do we need so many optimization algorithms? As demonstrated by the No Free Lunch (NFL) [38] proposed by Wolpert and Macready, no single optimization algorithm is applicable to all problems. Inspired by this, a new intelligent optimization algorithm was proposed by Australian scholar Mirjalili in 2016, which is called Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA) [39]. e SCA algorithm iterates through the properties of the sine and cosine functions to achieve optimization. It has fewer parameter settings, is easy to implement, and has a strong optimization ability. It has been proved that it is better than PSO algorithm, genetic algorithm (GA), and firefly algorithm (FA) in convergence with accuracy and speed [39].With the rapid development of software and hardware, parallel computing has become a form of high-performance computing. In evolutionary computing, parallelism often represents the iterative updating of multiple populations at the same time. e advantage of this method is to ensure population diversity, to further improve the search ability and performance of the algorithm. Especially when solving complex optimization problems, parallelizing the algorithm is an effective way to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the algorithm. At present, many existing algorithms have successfully applied the parallel mechanism, such as parallel PSO [40], parallel ACO [41], and parallel QUATRE [42]. Inspired by this, this paper introduces the multigroup and multistrategy optimization mechanism to further improve the SCA algorithm. It is called MMSCA. When the algorithm is solved, multiple populations execute in parallel, and each population adopts different updating strategies. By comparing the results of test functions, MMSCA is be...

This paper studies the problem of intelligence optimization, a fundamental problem in analyzing the optimal solution in a wide spectrum of applications such as transportation and wireless sensor network (WSN). To achieve better optimization capability, we propose a multigroup Multistrategy Compact Sine Cosine Algorithm (MCSCA) by using the compact strategy and grouping strategy, which makes the initialized randomly generated value no longer an individual in the population and avoids falling into the local optimum. New evolution formulas are proposed for the intergroup communication strategy. Performance studies on the CEC2013 benchmark demonstrate the effectiveness of our new approach regarding convergence speed and accuracy. Finally, we apply MCSCA to solve the dispatch system of public transit vehicles. Experimental results show that MCSCA can achieve better optimization.

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) path planning problem is primarily concerned with avoiding collision with obstacles while determining the best flight path to the target position. This paper first establishes a cost function to transform the UAV route planning issue into an optimization issue that meets the UAV’s feasible path requirements and path safety constraints. Then, this paper introduces a modified Mayfly Algorithm (modMA), which employs an exponent decreasing inertia weight (EDIW) strategy, adaptive Cauchy mutation, and an enhanced crossover operator to effectively search the UAV configuration space and discover the path with the lowest overall cost. Finally, the proposed modMA is evaluated on 26 benchmark functions as well as the UAV route planning problem, and the results demonstrate that it outperforms the other compared algorithms.

This paper presents the numerical solutions of slamming problems for 3D bodies entering calm water with vertical and oblique velocities. The highly nonlinear water entry problems are governed by the Navier-Stokes equations and were solved by a constrained interpolation profile (CIP)-based finite difference method on a fixed Cartesian grid. In the computation, the 3D CIP method was employed for the advection calculations and a pressure-based algorithm was applied for the nonadvection calculations. The solid body and the free surface interfaces were captured by density functions. For the pressure computation, a Poisson-type equation was solved at each time step by using the conjugate gradient iterative method. Validation studies were carried out for a 3D wedge, a cusped body vertically entering calm water, and the oblique entry of a sphere into calm water. The predicted hydrodynamic forces on the wedge, the cusped body, and the sphere were compared with experimental data.