Hierarchical Swarm Model: A New Approach to Optimization

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="379649.fig.001a" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/ddns/volume-2010/379649/figures/379649.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Flat structure</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="379649.fig.001b" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/ddns/volume-2010/379649/figures/379649.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Hierarchical structure</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Figure 1: Hierarchical Swarm Model: A New Approach to Optimization 