Method and system for timetabling using pheromone and hybrid heuristics based cooperating agents
US7447669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/006
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a timetabling system based on an improved ant colony optimization using pheromone and hybrid heuristics based cooperating agents. The timetabling system can provide an optimal timetable solution for a timetable problem that consists of a plurality of activities, each activity being scheduled to a start time within a planning period and being allocated all required resources from a plurality of sets of resources. In one aspect of the present invention, the timetabling system comprises an electronic device having a memory capacity that contains a storage medium, and a timetabling module being implemented in the electronic device. The present invention also provides a timetabling method based on an improved ant colony optimization by using pheromone and hybrid heuristics based cooperating agents to obtain an optimal timetable solution for a timetable problem that consists of a plurality of activities, each activity being scheduled into a start time within a planning period and being allocated all required resources from a plurality of sets of resources.
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