Abstract:
A three sub-swarms particle swarm optimization algorithm(THSPSO) is proposed.This algorithm divides the particles into three sub-swarms.The first sub-swarm flies toward the global historical best particle. The se-(cond sub-swarm flies) in the opposite direction.The last sub-swarm flies randomly around the global historical best particle.Both THSPSO and particle swarm optimization algorithm(PSO) are used to resolve the optimization problems of several widely used test functions,and the result shows that THSPSO has better optimization performance than PSO.Then,THSPSO is employed to train artificial neural network and applied to soft-sensing of acrylonitrile yield.The results indicate that THSPSO is feasible and effective in soft-sensing of acrylonitrile yield.