Table 6 Optimal outcomes from different algorithms for the tension/compression spring design problem.
Algorithm | Optimum variables | Optimal cost value | |||
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 | \(x_1\) | \(x_2\) | \(x_3\) | \(x_4\) |  |
CMA | 0.1988 | 3.3374 | 9.1920 | 0.1988 | 1.6702 |
PSO | 0.1546 | 4.4269 | 9.1920 | 0.1988 | 1.7372 |
ACO | 0.1615 | 4.4077 | 9.8770 | 0.1989 | 1.8667 |
BES | 0.2329 | 3.9478 | 9.0306 | 0.2083 | 1.6761 |
DE | 0.1988 | 3.3374 | 9.1920 | 0.1988 | 1.6716 |
BOA | 0.1250 | 6.4081 | 9.6407 | 0.1969 | 1.9740 |
GWO | 0.1982 | 3.3530 | 9.1980 | 0.1989 | 1.6726 |
WOA | 0.1910 | 3.6762 | 9.0607 | 0.2046 | 1.7250 |
PS-BES | 0.1988 | 3.3374 | 9.1920 | 0.1988 | 1.6702 |
PSOBOA | 0.1988 | 3.3374 | 9.1920 | 0.1988 | 1.6702 |
HPSOBOA | 0.1988 | 3.3374 | 9.1920 | 0.1988 | 1.6702 |