Evolutionary Optimization Based on Biological Evolution in Plants

Abstract

This paper presents a binary coded evolutionary computational method inspired from the evolution in plant genetics. It introduces the concept of artificial DNA which is an abstract idea inspired from inheritance of characteristics in plant genetics through transmitting dominant and recessive genes and Epimutaiton. It involves a rehabilitation process which similar to plant biology provides further evolving mechanism against environmental mutation for being better and better. Test of the effectiveness, consistency, and efficiency of the proposed optimizer have been demonstrated through a variety of complex benchmark test functions. Simulation results and associated analysis of the proposed optimizer in comparison to Self-learning particle swarm optimization (SLPSO), Shuffled Frog Leap Algorithm (SFLA), Multi-species hybrid Genetic Algorithm (MSGA), Gravitational search algorithm (GSA), Group Search Optimization (GSO), Cuckoo Search (CS), Probabilistic Bee Algorithm (PBA), and Hybrid Differential PSO (HDSO) approve its applicability in solving complex problems. In this paper, we have shown effective results on thirty variables benchmark test problems of different classes.