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A new minimum pheromone threshold strategy (MPTS) for max-min ant system

Wong, Kuan Yew and See, Phen Chiak (2009) A new minimum pheromone threshold strategy (MPTS) for max-min ant system. Applied Soft Computing, 9 (3). pp. 882-888. ISSN 1568-4946

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2008.11.011

Abstract

In recent years, various metaheuristic approaches have been created to solve quadratic assignment problems (QAPs). Among others is the ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm, which was inspired by the foraging behavior of ants. Although it has solved some QAPs successfully, it still contains some weaknesses and is unable to solve large QAP instances effectively. Thereafter, various suggestions have been made to improve the performance of the ACO algorithm. One of them is through the development of the max–min ant system (MMAS) algorithm. In this paper, a discussion will be given on the working structure of MMAS and its associated weaknesses or limitations. A new strategy that could further improve the search performance of MMAS will then be presented. Finally, the results of an experimental evaluation conducted to evaluate the usefulness of this new strategy will be described.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:metaheuristics, combinatorial optimization, ant colony optimization,
Subjects:T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:Mechanical Engineering
ID Code:8750
Deposited By: Narimah Nawil
Deposited On:08 May 2009 10:21
Last Modified:29 Apr 2022 21:53

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