An improved genetic algorithm and its application in the TSP problem

Zheng Li; Jinlei Qin

doi:10.1117/12.920106

13 January 2012 An improved genetic algorithm and its application in the TSP problem

Zheng Li, Jinlei Qin

Proceedings Volume 8350, Fourth International Conference on Machine Vision (ICMV 2011): Computer Vision and Image Analysis; Pattern Recognition and Basic Technologies; 835028 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.920106
Event: Fourth International Conference on Machine Vision (ICMV 11), 2011, Singapore, Singapore

Abstract

Concept and research actuality of genetic algorithm are introduced in detail in the paper. Under this condition, the simple genetic algorithm and an improved algorithm are described and applied in an example of TSP problem, where the advantage of genetic algorithm is adequately shown in solving the NP-hard problem. In addition, based on partial matching crossover operator, the crossover operator method is improved into extended crossover operator in order to advance the efficiency when solving the TSP. In the extended crossover method, crossover operator can be performed between random positions of two random individuals, which will not be restricted by the position of chromosome. Finally, the nine-city TSP is solved using the improved genetic algorithm with extended crossover method, the efficiency of whose solution process is much higher, besides, the solving speed of the optimal solution is much faster.

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Zheng Li and Jinlei Qin "An improved genetic algorithm and its application in the TSP problem", Proc. SPIE 8350, Fourth International Conference on Machine Vision (ICMV 2011): Computer Vision and Image Analysis; Pattern Recognition and Basic Technologies, 835028 (13 January 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.920106

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