The document discusses ant colony optimization, detailing its working principles and an example problem with pheromone probabilities for various paths determined by ants. It suggests applications of this optimization technique in water resource management, renewable energy projects, and environmental considerations. The author promotes related resources and courses for further education in the subject.

1. Ant Colony
Optimization
Dr.Mrinmoy Majumder
Founding Editor
hydrogeek.substack.net

2. WORKING
PRINCIPLE
EXAMPLE
PROBLEM

3. SOLUTION

4. Some Points to Note
– Del Tau in Eqn C is also known as Amount of Pheromone Deposited by the Ants
– In our example after first iteration path number 2 were found to be optimal with
respect to 3 ants and path number 4 was worst for one ant and path number 3
was not best not worst. Path no.1 was not selected by any of the ants
– So best path will be n2 and new probability for pheromone deposition as
calculated by Eqn.C for this path is 3.5.
– Worst path will be n4 and new probability as per Eqn.C is 0.5.
– n3 has a new probability of 3. n1 has been not selected by any of the ant so
only evaporation will take place. Hence new probability will be 0.5.
– So total of new probability for all the path will be 7.5 not 10 as shown in the
previous slide.

5. You can apply Ant Colony Optimization for the
following type of projects :
1: Application of Nature-Based Optimization
Techniques in Optimizing Water Used in Renewable
Energy
2: Wave Powered Desalination for Delivering Clean
Water to Developing Countries And Island Nations
3. Optimization of the performance management
system of wave energy converters with the help of
multi-criteria decision techniques and bio-inspired
algorithms
4. Minimization of energy use in surface Water
Treatment Plant
5 : Location Selection for Rain-Water Harvesting
Plants with the help of GWA-Based Neural Networks
6. Minimization of virtual water of a peri-urban capital
city in face of climate change: case study of Tea
Industry
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