Package ec.eda.cmaes

Class CMAESBreeder

java.lang.Object

ec.Breeder

ec.eda.cmaes.CMAESBreeder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Setup, Singleton, Serializable

public class CMAESBreeder
extends Breeder

CMAESBreeder is a Breeder which overrides the breedPopulation method to first update CMA-ES's internal distribution, then replace all the individuals in the population with new samples generated from the distribution. All the heavy lifting is done in CMAESSpecies, not here.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ec.Breeder

sequentialBreeding

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CMAESBreeder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Population	breedPopulation(EvolutionState state)	Updates the CMA-ES distribution given the current population, then replaces the population with new samples generated from the distribution.
void	setup(EvolutionState state, Parameter base)	Sets up the object by reading it from the parameters stored in state, built off of the parameter base base.

Methods inherited from class ec.Breeder

shouldBreedSubpop

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

CMAESBreeder

public CMAESBreeder()

Method Details

setup

public void setup(EvolutionState state,
 Parameter base)

Description copied from interface: Setup

Sets up the object by reading it from the parameters stored in state, built off of the parameter base base. If an ancestor implements this method, be sure to call super.setup(state,base); before you do anything else.

breedPopulation

public Population breedPopulation(EvolutionState state)

Updates the CMA-ES distribution given the current population, then replaces the population with new samples generated from the distribution. Returns the revised population.

Specified by:

breedPopulation in class Breeder