Container planning inspired by ants
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 14:14
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to PhD student Albert Douma, of the University of Twente, Netherlands, it is possible to optimize the handling of inland container barges in the port of Rotterdam without management from the top. This is similar to the way in which ants organize themselves, without a central director. As a result of his ‘multi-agent` approach, the time barges spend in the port can be reduced considerably.