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An improved ant colony algorithm with diversified solutions based on the immune strategy.

Ling Qin¹, Yi Pan, Ling Chen

¹Department of Computer Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210096, China. qllynne@nuaa.edu.cn

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Summary

This study introduces an adaptive ant colony algorithm inspired by biological immune systems to overcome stagnation and premature convergence in solving complex problems. The enhanced algorithm generates more diverse solutions for improved performance.

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Area of Science:

Computational intelligence
Meta-heuristic optimization
Swarm intelligence

Background:

Ant colony algorithm (ACA) is a meta-heuristic optimization method inspired by ant foraging behavior.
Classical ACA suffers from stagnation and premature convergence, limiting its effectiveness for NP-hard problems.
Existing ACA methods require improvement to address inherent performance limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an adaptive ant colony algorithm (AACA) that mitigates stagnation and premature convergence.
To enhance the solution diversity generated by ant colony algorithms.
To improve the overall performance of ant colony algorithms in solving NP-hard problems.

Main Methods:

Simulating the behavior of biological immune systems within the ant colony algorithm framework.
Implementing adaptive mechanisms to adjust solution distribution based on colony polarization.
Utilizing principles of swarm intelligence and meta-heuristic optimization.

Main Results:

The proposed adaptive ant colony algorithm (AACA) demonstrates significantly more diversified solutions compared to traditional ACA.
The AACA effectively avoids stagnation and premature convergence issues.
The adaptive strategy enhances the algorithm's ability to explore the solution space.

Conclusions:

The adaptive ant colony algorithm, inspired by biological immunity, successfully addresses limitations of traditional ACA.
The adaptive adjustment of solution distribution leads to increased solution diversity.
This approach offers a promising method for improving the performance and robustness of ant colony optimization.