Discrete and Continuous Optimization Based on Hierarchical Artificial Bee Colony Optimizer

Table 2

Parameters of the HABC.

HABC=(𝑁,𝑀,𝑃𝑖𝑗,𝐶,CR,𝑇,𝑂,𝑆)
𝑁	The number of species in top level
𝐾	Subpopulation dividing D-dimensions into S-dimensions
𝑀	Subpopulation size
𝑆	Corresponding to a population of S-dimensions,; where 𝑆=𝐷/𝐾
𝐷	Dimensions of optimization problem
𝑖	Top level population’s (species) ID counter from 1 to N
𝑗	Button level population’s ID counter from 1 to K
𝑃𝑖𝑗	The ith population (of the jth species)
CR	Selection rate for replacing the offspring to the selected; individuals
𝑇	The hierarchical interaction topology of HABC
𝑂	The objective optimization goals