Christensen, J. B. S.

Feld, T.

Hansen, T. B.

Schlichtkrull, Anders

Schlichtkrull, A.

Christensen, J.B.S.

Hansen, T.B.

NEUROSURGERY ENTHUSIASTIC WOMEN SOCIETY

Nature-Inspired and Energy Efficient Route Planning

Cars are responsible for substantial CO2 emission worldwide. Computers can help solve this problem by computing shortest routes on maps. A good example of this is the popular Google Maps service. However, such services often require the order of the stops on the route to be fixed. By not enforcing an order on the stops, the route can be made shorter. When, for instance, a furniture dealer has to deliver goods, the order of visiting the customers will often be unimportant. We present a prototype app that can make shorter and more energy efficient routes by allowing it to change the order of the stops. The app is aimed at private persons and small businesses. The app works by using a nature-inspired algorithm called Ant Colony Optimization

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