Robust Opposition-Based Jellyfish Search Algorithms for Large-Scale and Bound-Constrained Optimization
摘要
This work introduces two enhanced metaheuristic algorithms, the Modified Opposition-Based Jellyfish Search (MOJS) and the Opposition-Based Non-Boundary Jellyfish Search (ONBJS), both integrating Opposition-Based Learning (OBL) to improve population diversity and balance exploration and exploitation. The algorithms were evaluated on 14 large-scale optimization problems from CEC’2013 and 10 single-objective bound-constrained problems from CEC’2022. The results indicate that ONBJS achieved the most robust and consistent performance on the CEC’2013 benchmark, attaining superior minimum fitness values across multiple functions. Conversely, MOJS excelled in the CEC’2022 benchmark, demonstrating higher stability and better average performance, particularly in multimodal and composite functions. Execution time analysis also revealed a reasonable trade-off between computational cost and solution quality, with MOJS and ONBJS requiring more time due to their enhanced mechanisms, yet consistently delivering superior results. Statistical analyses confirmed the significant advantage of both approaches over classical variants, reinforcing the effectiveness of opposition-based strategies in solving complex optimization problems.