A survey on several new popular swarm intelligence optimization algorithms

Abstract Traditional optimization methods rely on parameter selection and a require high mathematical performance of the objective function. Thus, swarm intelligence optimization algorithms have attracted extensive attention as modern optimization methods in recent years, achieving remarkable results in the fields of machine learning, engineering optimization, process control, and elsewhere. Swarm intelligence optimization algorithms are a form of computing technology built upon the laws of biological group behavior, they are simple, fast, and place low requirements upon the objective functions. The traditional swarm intelligence algorithm offers new ideas for solving certain practical problems, however, it suffers from shortcomings in several experiments. In recent years, numerous scholars have proposed new swarm intelligence optimization algorithms, this paper selects several of the more typical swarm intelligence algorithms proposed in recent years at home and abroad, including the Whale Optimization Algorithm, Moth-Flame Optimization Algorithm, Fireworks Algorithm, Dragonfly Algorithm, Crow Search Algorithm, Butterfly Optimization Algorithm, and Pigeons Algorithm. Furthermore, the experimental performances of these algorithms are compared with respect to their convergence speed, accuracy, and stability, using 18 standard test functions, and the relative improvement methods are compared and analyzed. Finally, the characteristics of the swarm intelligence optimization algorithm are summarized, and its future development potential is discussed.