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An ant colony shows collective behavior through signal patterns formed by individual ants communicating among themselves. In this paper I devise a method for designing ant colony model and apply the method to design two types of ant colonies, focusing on ant sensitivity to signals. In the first type, I design three foraging models (trail, attraction and desensitization), by modifying a simple foraging model repeatedly, changing ant sensitivity to recruit pheromone to improve foraging by regulating allocation of ants. Out of them, the desensitization model shows the best foraging efficiency as a result of balanced allocation and stable behavior. In the second type, I design a task-allocation model between foraging and mound-piling tasks using independent signals for each task. It shows weak interaction between these tasks.
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Nakamura, M., Kurumatani, K. (2005). A Method for Designing Ant Colony Models and Two Examples of Its Application. In: Capcarrère, M.S., Freitas, A.A., Bentley, P.J., Johnson, C.G., Timmis, J. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3630. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11553090_54
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