Title :
Ant system algorithm for optimization in continuous space
Author :
Lei, Wang ; Qidi, Wu
Author_Institution :
Inf. & Control Dept., Tongji Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
An ant system (AS) algorithm is introduced into an optimization problem solving in a continuous field. A corresponding algorithm is defined and good simulation results are derived in examples of the global optimum value searching of a multi-minimum continuous function and a nonlinear continuous function
Keywords :
nonlinear functions; optimisation; search problems; ant system algorithm; continuous space; global optimum value searching; multi-minimum continuous function; nonlinear continuous function; Algorithm design and analysis; Ant colony optimization; Design engineering; Design optimization; Distribution functions; Heuristic algorithms; Problem-solving; Scheduling algorithm; Traveling salesman problems;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 2001. (CCA '01). Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mexico City
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6733-2
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.2001.973897