A Hybrid Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm With Invasive Weed for Global Optimization

The grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA) is a promising metaheuristic algorithm for optimization. In the current study, a hybrid grasshopper optimization algorithm with invasive weed optimization (IWGOA) is proposed. The invasive weed optimization (IWO) and random walk strategy are helpful for improving the search precision and accelerating the convergence rate. In addition, the exploration and exploitation capability of the IWGOA algorithm are further enhanced by the grouping strategy. The IWGOA algorithm is compared with some typical and latest optimization algorithms including genetic algorithm (GA), moth-flame optimization algorithm (MFO), particle swarm optimization and gravitational search algorithm (PSOGSA), ant lion optimizer (ALO), conventional GOA algorithm, chaotic GOA algorithm (CGOA) and opposition-based learning GOA algorithm (OBLGOA) on 23 benchmark functions and 30 CEC 2014 benchmark functions. The results show that the IWGOA algorithm is able to provide better outcomes than the other algorithms on the majority of the benchmark functions. Additionally, the IWGOA algorithm is applied to multi-level image segmentation, and obtains promising results. All of these findings demonstrate the superiority of the IWGOA algorithm.