Parameter estimation of Lorenz chaotic system using a hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm

A novel hybrid swarm intelligence algorithm for chaotic system parameter estimation is present. For this purpose, the parameters estimation on Lorenz systems is formulated as a multidimensional problem, and a hybrid approach based on particle swarm optimization with ant colony optimization (PSO-ACO) is implemented to solve this problem. Firstly, the performance of the proposed PSO-ACO algorithm is tested on a set of three representative benchmark functions, and the impact of the parameter settings on PSO-ACO efficiency is studied. Secondly, the parameter estimation is converted into an optimization problem on a three-dimensional Lorenz system. Numerical simulations on Lorenz model and comparisons with results obtained by other algorithms showed that PSO-ACO is a very powerful tool for parameter estimation with high accuracy and low deviations.