Project Name : Ant colony optimization
Theme Name : Mathematics Modelling
Objective/Aim: Mathematical modeling to understand ant foraging system and find its applications in the real world.
Scientific Principle Involved:
1. Mathematical representation of the ant’s foraging behavior.
2. Simulation and Modeling the equations.
Material used:
1. Simulation software development platform: JAVA.
2. Model materials : Card board, Thermocol, Sketch pens , Pins , Match sticks, Sheets
Working investigations/findings
1. When modelled using the equations from the research paper, the simulated ants are always able to forage and locate the food source.
2. The ants find the shortest and most energy efficient path very quickly and are able to sustain the optimal path.
3. When the road traffic and picture restoration attempts are made, the ant colony model is able to optimize the traffic as well as restore the image.
Utility and further scope of the project:
1. Developing other biologically inspired models to solve everyday problems using the same framework.
2. Developing new and advanced parallel processing algorithm.
3. Rescue operations in disaster prone areas
4. Vehicle Routing and Traffic Optimization
Name of the School: Carmel Convent Sr. Sec. School, Ratanpur, Bhopal, M.P.
