Title :
Relationship between survivability of ant colony and rate of state transition to rest
Author :
Ogawa, Y. ; Dobata, Shigeto ; Matsuno, Fumitoshi
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. & Sci., Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
Red harvester ants allocate themselves to some tasks. In this paper, we propose the ODE model which represents their macro behaviors. In this model, colony size fluctuates due to workers´ birth and death. Using the simulator based on this model, we investigate the relationship between survivability of colony and rate of state transition from searching state to resting state.
Keywords :
differential equations; ecology; ODE model; ant colony survivability; ant macrobehaviors; colony size; red harvester ants; resting state; searching state; state transition rate; Adaptation models; Aging; Differential equations; Legged locomotion; Maintenance engineering; Mathematical model; Recruitment;
Conference_Titel :
System Integration (SII), 2013 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kobe
DOI :
10.1109/SII.2013.6776670
