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Visualization of ant pheromone based path following /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sutherland, Benjamin T.
Other Authors: Parke, Frederic I. (Thesis advisor)
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2010]
Subjects:
Major visualization sciences.
education
simulation
stereoscopy
artificial intelligence
pathing
visualization
interactive
NP-complete
Qt
emergent behavior
ants
ant pathing
AI
real-time
stereoscopic
path finding
Online Access:Link to OAK Trust copy
Description
Abstract:This thesis develops a simulation and visualization of a path finding algorithm based on ant pheromone paths created in 3D space. The simulation is useful as a demonstration of a heuristic approach to NP-complete problems and as an educational tool for demonstrating how ant colonies gather food. An interactive real time 3D visualization is built on top of the simulation. A graphical user interface layer allows user interaction with the simulation and visualization.
Item Description:"Major Subject: Visualization Sciences"
Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created 2010-08-20 08:31:34).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.