Abstract
In this paper we propose an application of the Ant System (AS) to optimize combinational logic circuits at the gate level. We define a measure of quality improvement in partially built circuits to compute the distances required by the AS and we consider as optimal those solutions that represent functional circuits with a minimum amount of gates. The proposed methodology is described together with some examples taken from the literature that illustrate the feasibility of the approach.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Carlos A. Coello, Alan D. Christiansen, and Arturo Hernández Aguirre. Automated Design of Combinational Logic Circuits using Genetic Algorithms. In D. G. Smith, N. C. Steele, and R. F. Albrecht, editors, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Neural Nets and Genetic Algorithms, pages 335–338. Springer-Verlag, University of East Anglia, England, April 1997.
Carlos A. Coello, Alan D. Christiansen, and Arturo Hernández Aguirre. Use of Evolutionary Techniques to Automate the Design of Combinational Circuits. International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design, 1999. (accepted for publication).
A. Colorni, M. Dorigo, and V. Maniezzo. Distributed optimization by ant colonies. In F. J. Varela and P. Bourgine, editors, Proceedings of the First European Conference on Artificial Life, pages 134–142. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1992.
G. Di Caro and M. Dorigo. AntNet: Distributed Stigmergetic Control for Communications Networks. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 9:317–365, 1998.
M. Dorigo and G. Di Caro. The Ant Colony Optimization Meta-Heuristic. In D. Corne, M. Dorigo, and F. Glover, editors, New Ideas in Optimization. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
M. Dorigo, V. Maniezzo, and A. Colorni. Positive feedback as a search strategy. Technical Report 91-016, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 1991.
Tsutomu Sasao, editor. Logic Synthesis and Optimization. Kluwer Academic Press, 1993.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2000 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Coello Coello, C.A., Zavala, R.L.G., García, B.M., Aguirre, A.H. (2000). Ant Colony System for the Design of Combinational Logic Circuits. In: Miller, J., Thompson, A., Thomson, P., Fogarty, T.C. (eds) Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware. ICES 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1801. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46406-9_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46406-9_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-67338-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-46406-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive