A new multi-member artificial bee colony algorithm is proposed for constrained optimization problems. A multi-member mechanism is introduced in the algorithm to enhance the search capabilities in the feasible region
and infeasible solutions with better values of objective function are permitted to conquer the feasible solutions with worse objective function in selecting operators so that the population can be diversified well. Moreover
a mechanism of constraint relaxation is introduced to increase the probability of finding feasible solutions in dealing with linear equality constraints. The new algorithm is tested on thirteen well-known test problems. Comparison results with the modified artificial bee colony algorithm show that the mean errors of the new algorithm are reduced by 76% and 80% in handling the problem g13 with equality constraints and a small feasible region
and the problem g02 with the optimum inside a big feasible region
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