Research Article

Genetic Algorithm for Combinatorial Path Planning: The Subtour Problem

Table 6

Comparison of the proposed method with different TSPs solved using the CONCORDE algorithm. For each case, 100 simulations have been run. Rounded distances are used.

Number of targetsOptimal tourGenetic algorithm error
Length Minimum Mean MaximumStd

600 1812 0.7% 1.3% 2.2% 5.6
700 1946 0.9% 2% 2.8% 7.6
800 2087 1.3% 2.1% 2.8% 9.1
1000 2297 4.2% 5.3% 6.7% 11.1