fso_matlab.m for applications

Based on many requests we have rewritten our Firebug Swarm Optimization Algorithm to be directly used for applications.

This is the same algorithm that is featured in https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/94710-firebug-swarm-optimization-fso-algorithm

but this time it is recoded as a function that can be directly employed for applications. We have also provided ackley function (ackley.m) as the sample cost_function to test the program. To use this function you can type the following in the command prompt:

fso_matlab(@ackley,dim,xmin,xmax,trials)

@ackley - cost function you want to optimize

dim - dimension of the input variables

xmin - the lower limit of the search range

xmax - the upper limit of the search range

trials - number of independent trials you want to perform to understand the statistical performance of the algorithm.