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If not, see . */ #endregion using System; using HeuristicLab.Common; using HeuristicLab.Core; using HeuristicLab.Data; using HeuristicLab.Parameters; using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable; namespace HeuristicLab.Encodings.RealVectorEncoding { /// /// Performs the simulated binary crossover (SBX) on a vector of real values such that each position is either crossed contracted or expanded with a certain probability. /// The probability distribution is designed such that the children will lie closer to their parents as is the case with the single point binary crossover. /// /// /// It is implemented as described in Deb, K. and Agrawal, R. B. 1995. Simulated binary crossover for continuous search space. Complex Systems, 9, pp. 115-148. /// [Item("SimulatedBinaryCrossover", "The simulated binary crossover (SBX) is implemented as described in Deb, K. and Agrawal, R. B. 1995. Simulated binary crossover for continuous search space. Complex Systems, 9, pp. 115-148.")] [StorableClass] public class SimulatedBinaryCrossover : RealVectorCrossover { /// /// The parameter must be greater or equal than 0. Common values are in the range [0;5] and more often just [2;5]. /// public ValueLookupParameter ContiguityParameter { get { return (ValueLookupParameter)Parameters["Contiguity"]; } } [StorableConstructor] protected SimulatedBinaryCrossover(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { } protected SimulatedBinaryCrossover(SimulatedBinaryCrossover original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { } /// /// Initializes a new instance of with one /// parameter (Contiguity). /// public SimulatedBinaryCrossover() : base() { Parameters.Add(new ValueLookupParameter("Contiguity", "Specifies whether the crossover should produce very different (small value) or very similar (large value) children. Valid values must be greater or equal to 0.", new DoubleValue(2))); } public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) { return new SimulatedBinaryCrossover(this, cloner); } /// /// Performs the simulated binary crossover on a real vector. Each position is crossed with a probability of 50% and if crossed either a contracting crossover or an expanding crossover is performed, again with equal probability. /// For more details refer to the paper by Deb and Agrawal. /// /// Thrown when the parents' vectors are of unequal length or when is smaller than 0. /// /// The manipulated value is not restricted by the (possibly) specified lower and upper bounds. Use the to correct the values after performing the crossover. /// /// The random number generator to use. /// The first parent vector. /// The second parent vector. /// The contiguity value that specifies how close a child should be to its parents (larger value means closer). The value must be greater or equal than 0. Typical values are in the range [2;5]. /// The vector resulting from the crossover. public static RealVector Apply(IRandom random, RealVector parent1, RealVector parent2, DoubleValue contiguity) { if (parent1.Length != parent2.Length) throw new ArgumentException("SimulatedBinaryCrossover: Parents are of unequal length"); if (contiguity.Value < 0) throw new ArgumentException("SimulatedBinaryCrossover: Contiguity value is smaller than 0", "contiguity"); int length = parent1.Length; RealVector result = new RealVector(length); for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { if (length == 1 || random.NextDouble() < 0.5) { // cross this variable double u = random.NextDouble(); double beta = 0; if (u < 0.5) { // if u is smaller than 0.5 perform a contracting crossover beta = Math.Pow(2 * u, 1.0 / (contiguity.Value + 1)); } else if (u > 0.5) { // otherwise perform an expanding crossover beta = Math.Pow(0.5 / (1.0 - u), 1.0 / (contiguity.Value + 1)); } else if (u == 0.5) beta = 1; if (random.NextDouble() < 0.5) result[i] = ((parent1[i] + parent2[i]) / 2.0) - beta * 0.5 * Math.Abs(parent1[i] - parent2[i]); else result[i] = ((parent1[i] + parent2[i]) / 2.0) + beta * 0.5 * Math.Abs(parent1[i] - parent2[i]); } else result[i] = parent1[i]; } return result; } /// /// Checks number of parents, availability of the parameters and forwards the call to . /// /// Thrown when there are not exactly 2 parents or when the contiguity parameter could not be found. /// The random number generator. /// The collection of parents (must be of size 2). /// The real vector resulting from the crossover. protected override RealVector Cross(IRandom random, ItemArray parents) { if (parents.Length != 2) throw new ArgumentException("SimulatedBinaryCrossover: The number of parents is not equal to 2"); if (ContiguityParameter.ActualValue == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("SimulatedBinaryCrossover: Parameter " + ContiguityParameter.ActualName + " could not be found."); return Apply(random, parents[0], parents[1], ContiguityParameter.ActualValue); } } }