%0 Journal Article %1 IJACSA.2013.041025 %A M. Dervisi O.B. Efremides, D P Iracleous %D 2013 %J International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA) %K agents, ant coverage performance,Terrain %N 10 %T Terrain Coverage Ant Algorithms: The Random Kick Effect %U http://ijacsa.thesai.org/ %V 4 %X In this work the effect of random repositioning of ant robots/agents on the performance of terrain coverage algorithms is investigated. A number of well-known terrain coverage algorithms are implemented and studied in a simulated environment. We prove that agent repositioning imposes small variations on the performance of the algorithms when random or controlled jumps occurred and evaporation and failures are allowed.

@article{IJACSA.2013.041025, abstract = {In this work the effect of random repositioning of ant robots/agents on the performance of terrain coverage algorithms is investigated. A number of well-known terrain coverage algorithms are implemented and studied in a simulated environment. We prove that agent repositioning imposes small variations on the performance of the algorithms when random or controlled jumps occurred and evaporation and failures are allowed.}, added-at = {2014-02-21T08:00:08.000+0100}, author = {{M. Dervisi O.B. Efremides}, D P Iracleous}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27730d87983ff4a0a5a91423ac16b5331/thesaiorg}, interhash = {faa200992809359f0b7d6abf3e256d75}, intrahash = {7730d87983ff4a0a5a91423ac16b5331}, journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA)}, keywords = {agents, ant coverage performance,Terrain}, number = 10, timestamp = {2014-02-21T08:00:08.000+0100}, title = {{Terrain Coverage Ant Algorithms: The Random Kick Effect}}, url = {http://ijacsa.thesai.org/}, volume = 4, year = 2013 }