Category "ant-colony"

how to write ant colony optimization code

i have a function function t=strength(x) t(1) = -0.804-0.001.*x(1)-0.001.*x(2)+0.0.*x(3)+0.0.*x(4)-0.031.*x(5)+0.005.*x(6)-0.002.*x(7)+0.001.*x(8)-0.735.

How are the pheromone rules applied in the ant colony system?

I'm reviewing the paper of Dorigo & Gambardella (1997) on the ant colony system (ACS). There are two pheromone updating rules: local updating and global upd