Marine predators' algorithm: Application in applied mechanics

Abstract

In this paper we will demonstrate how Marine Predators Algorithm (MPA for short) can be used for solving certain optimization problems in applied mechanics. In the first part, biological fundamentals, as well as method explanation are given. Afterwards, MPA algorithm and its ' applicability is explained in detail. The pseudo code for this algorithm was written using Matlab R2019a software suite. This algorithm can be used for optimization o f engineering problems, such as: pressure vessel optimization, cantilever beam optimization, cone clutch optimization and speed reducer optimization. In the end, all the results for the fore mentioned problems, as well as a result comparison with other methods are shown.

Keywords

• marine predators' algorithm
• optimization
• applied mechanics