id: 05952642 dt: j an: 05952642 au: Luo, Jianping; Li, Xia ti: An improved shuffled frog leaping algorithm for solving TSP. so: J. Shenzhen Univ., Sci. Eng. 27, No. 2, 173-179 (2010). py: 2010 pu: Shenzhen University, Shenzhen la: ZH cc: ut: shuffled frog leaping algorithm; extremal optimization; simulated annealing ci: li: ab: Summary: A new shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA) is proposed for solving the travelling salesman problem (TSP) based on the technique of exchanging order. The data structure of moving distance and position of frog and the local information exchange strategy for the SFLA are redefined. In order to improve the local search ability, the power law extremal optimization ($τ$-EO) is incorporated into the SFLA. The fitness for the component of a solution is carefully designed. Simulated annealing (SA) and the 2-opt move technique are used to generate neighboring solutions in the improved $τ$-EO. In the shuffling process of the SFLA, a diversity control scheme is presented for the local best solution in each ethnic group. Experimental results show that the performance of the proposed algorithm to solve TSP is satisfactory. rv: