“…Due to the complexity of the problem, many authors proposed the use metaheuristics, such as evolutionary algorithms (EAs) and swarm methods, to tackle the problem. Whilst EAs, particularly genetic algorithms, have been applied successfully to the optimization of FS [2,3], the application of swarm algorithms, such as ant colony algorithms [4,5] and particle swarm optimization (PSO) [6,7], is not so common. The focus of this paper is on the application of a variant of a PSO algorithm to address the problem of FS parameter tuning.…”