%0 Journal Article
%T Harmony Search and Cellular Automata in Spatial Optimization
%A Epaminondas Sidiropoulos
%J Applied Mathematics
%P 1532-1537
%@ 2152-7393
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/am.2012.330213
%X The combined optimization problem of resource production and allocation is considered. The spatial character of the problem is emphasized and cellular modeling is introduced. First a new enhanced harmony search algorithm is applied combined with cellular concepts. Then another new approach is presented involving a cellular automaton combined with harmony search. This second approach renders solutions with greater compactness, a desirable characteristic in spatial optimization. The two algorithms are compared and discussed.
%K Harmony Search
%K Cellular Automata
%K Spatial Optimization
%K Resource Allocation
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=24144