scholarly journals Genetic Algorithm for Combinatorial Path Planning: The Subtour Problem

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Giardini ◽  
Tamás Kalmár-Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Path Planning ◽  
Local Search ◽  
Traveling Salesman Problem ◽  
Optimal Strategy ◽  
Numerical Experiments ◽  
Solution Method ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Traveling Salesman ◽  
Optimal Solutions

The purpose of this paper is to present a combinatorial planner for autonomous systems. The approach is demonstrated on the so-called subtour problem, a variant of the classical traveling salesman problem (TSP): given a set of possible goals/targets, the optimal strategy is sought that connects goals. The proposed solution method is a Genetic Algorithm coupled with a heuristic local search. To validate the approach, the method has been benchmarked against TSPs and subtour problems with known optimal solutions. Numerical experiments demonstrate the success of the approach.

scholarly journals An enhanced hybrid genetic algorithm for solving traveling salesman problem

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1035
Author(s):  
Zeravan Arif Ali ◽  
Subhi Ahmed Rasheed ◽  
Nabeel No’man Ali
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Local Search ◽  
Traveling Salesman Problem ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Traveling Salesman ◽  
Mutation Operators ◽  
Np Hard Problem ◽  
The Traveling Salesman Problem

<span>Robust known the exceedingly famed NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization is the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP), promoting the skillful algorithms to get the solution of TSP have been the burden for several scholars. For inquiring global optimal solution, the presented algorithm hybridizes genetic and local search algorithm to take out the uplifted quality results. The genetic algorithm gives the best individual of population by enhancing both cross over and mutation operators while local search gives the best local solutions by testing all neighbor solution. By comparing with the conventional genetic algorithm, the numerical outcomes acts that the presented algorithm is more adequate to attain optimal or very near to it. Problems arrested from the TSP library strongly trial the algorithm and shows that the proposed algorithm can reap outcomes within reach optimal. For more details, please download TEMPLATE HELP FILE from the website.</span>

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