Ant Colony Optimization: How Ants Inspire Solutions to Path Optimization Problems
- Explains ant colony optimization (ACO) as next algorithm in series on nature-inspired algorithms
- ACO models how ants cooperate to find shortest paths between points
- Useful for path optimization problems like finding shortest route
- Works by laying down virtual pheromones on paths that evaporate over time
- Robust to changes in environment like new/blocked paths arising