non_adaptive

Disable self-adaptive mutation

Specification

• Alias: None

• Arguments: None

• Default: Adaptive mutation

Description

The SCOLIB EA method uses self-adaptive mutation, which modifies the mutation scale dynamically. This mechanism is borrowed from EAs like evolution strategies. The non_adaptive flag can be used to deactivate the self-adaptation, which may facilitate a more global search.

Note that non_adaptive is not recognized by Dakota as a valid keyword unless mutation_type has been specified.