Research Article

Adaptive Black Hole Algorithm for Solving the Set Covering Problem

Table 3

Computational results of groups 4, 5, 6, A, B, C, and D.

Instance Black Hole Algorithm
Basic BH-AS
RPD times (ms) RPD times (ms)

4.14294300.0021011.34300.0021181.2
4.25125120.0001867.05120.0001926.0
4.35165160.0002007.55160.0001957.1
4.44944950.0021998.24940.0002108.1
4.55125140.0042010.15120.0001992.3
4.65605600.0002021.35600.0002102.2
4.74304300.0002014.54300.0002032.2
4.84924940.0042311.04920.0002202.6
4.96416440.0052099.16430.0032109.9
4.105145150.0021981.75140.0002017.1

5.12532530.0002171.92530.0002001.7
5.23023050.0101992.43020.0002071.2
5.32262280.0002221.82280.0002221.8
5.42422420.0002008.12420.0002191.2
5.52112110.0002001.42110.0002127.4
5.62132130.0002091.12130.0002222.1
5.72932930.0002132.32930.0002332.1
5.82882880.0002199.72880.0002339.2
5.92792790.0002351.62790.0002271.2
5.102652650.0001989.42650.0002057.7

6.11381400.0142915.71380.0002915.7
6.21461470.0072910.11470.0072791.6
6.31451450.0002717.11450.0002751.7
6.41311310.0002981.31310.0003003.7
6.51611610.0003081.21610.0003038.3

A.12532530.0003009.52530.0002967.1
A.22522530.0043033.22530.0042983.2
A.32322330.0042991.92330.0043104.9
A.42342340.0003091.22340.0003111.1
A.52362360.0003001.42360.0003012.3

B.169690.0003223.5690.0003122.1
B.276760.0003011.3760.0003183.6
B.380800.0003253.3800.0003452.0
B.479790.0003212.1790.0003419.1
B.572720.0003433.3720.0003501.0

C.12272290.0093271.12270.0003397.9
C.22192190.0003090.42190.0003291.1
C.32432450.0083194.62450.0083229.2
C.42192190.0003230.22190.0003323.1
C.52152150.0002979.62150.0003111.8

D.160600.0005821.3600.0006021.0
D.266670.0156010.2670.0156094.1
D.372730.0146071.2730.0146147.7
D.462620.0006313.4620.0006511.6
D.561610.0006831.4610.0006712.2