Engineering optimization is typically multiobjective and multidisciplinary
with complex constraints, and the solution of such complex problems requires
efficient optimization algorithms. Recently, Xin-She Yang proposed a
bat-inspired algorithm for solving nonlinear, global optimisation problems. In
this paper, we extend this algorithm to solve multiobjective optimisation
problems. The proposed multiobjective bat algorithm (MOBA) is first validated
against a subset of test functions, and then applied to solve multiobjective
design problems such as welded beam design. Simulation results suggest that the
proposed algorithm works efficiently.Comment: 12 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1004.417
