Table 1 Baseline parameter.
Parameter | value | description |
|---|---|---|
n_ants | 20 | Total number of ants used in each iteration |
n_best | 10 | Number of top performing ants whose paths update pheromone |
n_itera tions | 30 | Total number of iterations the algorithm runs |
Decay(rho) | 0.05 | Pheromone evaporation rate after each iteration |
alpha | 1 | Importance of pheromone in path s election |
beta | 2 | Importance of heuristic (typically 1/distance) in path selection |