Swarm-Based Spatial Sorting
| dc.creator | Amos, Martyn | |
| dc.creator | Don, Oliver | |
| dc.date | 2008-05-12 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T09:38:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T09:38:26Z | |
| dc.description | Purpose: To present an algorithm for spatially sorting objects into an annular structure. Design/Methodology/Approach: A swarm-based model that requires only stochastic agent behaviour coupled with a pheromone-inspired "attraction-repulsion" mechanism. Findings: The algorithm consistently generates high-quality annular structures, and is particularly powerful in situations where the initial configuration of objects is similar to those observed in nature. Research limitations/implications: Experimental evidence supports previous theoretical arguments about the nature and mechanism of spatial sorting by insects. Practical implications: The algorithm may find applications in distributed robotics. Originality/value: The model offers a powerful minimal algorithmic framework, and also sheds further light on the nature of attraction-repulsion algorithms and underlying natural processes. | |
| dc.description | Accepted by the Int. J. Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1727 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1727 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/160804 | |
| dc.subject | Artificial Intelligence | |
| dc.subject | Multiagent Systems | |
| dc.title | Swarm-Based Spatial Sorting | |
| dc.type | text |