• DocumentCode
    2254658
  • Title

    An improved ant colony algorithm for continuous space optimization

  • Author

    Yang, Liang ; Fu, Zheng-qi ; De Wang ; Li, He-long ; Xia, Jing-bo

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Sci., Huazhong Agric. Univ., Wuhan, China
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    11-14 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1829
  • Lastpage
    1832
  • Abstract
    Based on the mechanism of the improved ant colony algorithm, a novel method in continuous space optimization is developed. Four novel strategies are used in this new method: add random ants and elitist ants, improve the move strategy, alter the parameters dynamically, and modify the peak value in the pheromone distribution function. Simulation results show that the improved algorithm achieves faster convergence speed and better global optimization, while compared with the simulation results of original algorithm.
  • Keywords
    convergence; optimisation; ant colony algorithm; continuous space optimization; convergence speed; elitist ants; global optimization; random ants; Algorithm design and analysis; Convergence; Distribution functions; Heuristic algorithms; Machine learning algorithms; Optimization; Simulation; Ant colony algorithm; Continuous function optimization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Qingdao
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6526-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMLC.2010.5580957
  • Filename
    5580957