Abstract: An artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm based on the strategy of segmental-search with current optimal solution was proposed in this paper,in order to overcome the drawbacks of poor local searching capability and slow convergence of conventional ABC algorithm.In this algorithm,onlooker bees utilize the local search strategy guided by the global current optimal solution and individual current optimal solution to mutate dimension,and the local search strategy based on the strategy of segmental-search is used to improve the updating rate of food sources,which enhances the local search capability of the algorithm.The simulation results of six standard functions show that the modified ABC algorithm can attain significant improvement on solution accuracy and convergence rate compared with the basic ABC algorithm.

Key words: Artificial bee colony (ABC),Current optimal solution,Segmental-search,Local search