Harmony Search Algorithm: Strengths and Weaknesses
Milad Ramezani · Journal of Computer Engineering and Information Technology · 2013
Harmony Search Algorithm: Strengths and Weaknesses For better understanding the metaheuristic algorithms, a detailed analysis of their search mechanism will be very important. This study concentrates on the search mechanism of a powerful metaheuristic algorithm, namely, Harmony Search (HS) algorithm. To optimize different optimization problems, the HS algorithm uses three rules, namely, Random Selecting (RS), Harmony Memory Considering (HMC), and Pitch Adjusting (PA) rules, which are inspired from the process that the musicians use to improvise a perfect state of harmony.