This is the source code for the algorithm Motion-Encoded Particle Swarm Optimization (MPSO). The current implementation is for the optimal search of a lost target with the focus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). However, it can be modified to apply to other optimization problems. Details of this algorithm can be found in the paper: Manh Duong Phung, Quang Phuc Ha, "Motion-encoded particle swarm optimization for moving target search using UAVs", Journal of Applied soft computing, Volume 97, Part B, 106705. Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2020.106705 and its preprint: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.02039

To run the program, download all the source files and run "MPSO_MAIN.m" in MATLAB.

Note: The Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox needs installing to run the code.