The effects of dynamic and partially connected 2-dimensional topologies on the particle swarm are studied. The particles are positioned on 2-dimensional grids of nodes, where they move according to a simple rule. The von Neumann neighborhood is used to decide which particles influence each individual. Structures with growing size are tested on a classical benchmark. The partially connected grids with von Neumann neighborhood structure perform more consistently than other strategies.
['Carlos M. Fernandes', 'J. J. Merelo', 'Juan Luis Jiménez Laredo', 'Carlos Cotta', 'Agostinho C. Rosa']
Partially connected topologies for particle swarm