... Optimization (MOPSO). Design/methodology/approach In fuzzy modeling, complexity, interpretability (or simplicity) as well as accuracy of the obtained model are essential design criteria. Since the performance of the IG‐RBFNN model is directly affected by some parameters, such as the fuzzification...

... to solve the modeling problems and the control of complex systems. The strategy of this approach coincides with the usual approach of the engineer which consists in subdividing a complex problem to a set of simple, manageable sub‐problems that can be solved separately. However, this approach still faces...

... satisfy this condition in many situations. Research limitations/implications This paper illustrates the general swarm engineering method and demonstrates how it can be properly applied. Originality/value The swarm engineering method is used to develop the “quark” model, a new physicomimetic model...

...Martyn Amos; Oliver Don Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an algorithm for spatially sorting objects into an annular structure. Design/methodology/approach A swarm‐based model that requires only stochastic agent behaviour coupled with a pheromone‐inspired “attraction‐repulsion...