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A Hybrid Gradient-Based Optimiser for Solving Complex Engineering Design Problems

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Jamal Zraqou
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Riyad Alrousan
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Zaid Khrisat
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Faten Hamad
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Niveen Z. Halalsheh
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Hussam N. Fakhouri *
DOI:10.3390/computation14010011delete
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This paper proposes JADEGBO, a hybrid gradient-based metaheuristic for solving complex single- and multi-constraint engineering design problems as well as cost-sensitive security optimisation tasks. The method combines Adaptive Differential Evolution with Optional External Archive (JADE), which provides self-adaptive exploration through p-best mutation, an external archive, and success-based parameter learning, with the Gradient-Based Optimiser (GBO), which contributes Newton-inspired gradient search rules and a local escaping operator. In the proposed scheme, JADE is first employed to discover promising regions of the search space, after which GBO performs an intensified local refinement of the best individuals inherited from JADE. The performance of JADEGBO is assessed on the CEC2017 single-objective benchmark suite and compared against a broad set of classical and recent metaheuristics. Statistical indicators, convergence curves, box plots, histograms, sensitivity analyses, and scatter plots show that the hybrid typically attains the best or near-best mean fitness, exhibits low run-to-run variance, and maintains a favourable balance between exploration and exploitation across rotated, shifted, and composite landscapes. To demonstrate practical relevance, JADEGBO is further applied to the following four well-known constrained engineering design problems: welded beam, pressure vessel, speed reducer, and three-bar truss design. The algorithm consistently produces feasible high-quality designs and closely matches or improves upon the best reported results while keeping computation time competitive.
Keywords:
exploration
optimisation
attack-response
security
engineering design
algorithms

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