Particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is a population-based search algorithm by simulating the social behavior of birds within a flock. It is a simple and efficient optimization algorithm. But it exists the low computational speed and easy falling into local optimal solution in solving the complex problem. So the quantum theory, adaptive inertia weight, disturbance factor and diversity mutation strategy are introduced into the PSO algorithm in order to propose an improved PSO(IWDMDQPSO) algorithm in this paper. In the IWDMDQPSO algorithm, the quantum theory is used to change the updating...