%0 Journal Article %T Central force metaheuristic optimisation %J Scientia Iranica %I Sharif University of Technology %Z 1026-3098 %A Siddique, N. %A Adeli, H. %D 2015 %\ 12/01/2015 %V 22 %N 6 %P 1941-1953 %! Central force metaheuristic optimisation %K Central force optimisation %K Nature-inspired computing %K Gravitational kinematics %K Metaheuristic algorithm %K Circuit design %K Antenna design %K Water pipe network %K Arti cial neural networks %R %X Central Force Optimisation (CFO) is a nature-inspired conceptual framework with roots in gravitational kinematics, a branch of physics that models the motion of masses moving under the in uence of gravity. This paper presents a review of CFO, its variants, and applications to engineering problems. Example applications include electric circuit design, antenna design, water pipe network design, and training of arti cial neural networks. %U https://scientiairanica.sharif.edu/article_2011_14ac14ae816341e8c3fd5dfe65dcee7d.pdf