Research Article

A New Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm to Solve the Periodic Capacitated Arc Routing Problem with Continuous Moves

Table 2

Results of the tests to define parameters for the ACO Algorithm for the PCARP-CM.

AverageStandard DeviationAverageStandard DeviationAverageStandard Deviation

0.5;0.5;0.515859.213475.71;3;0.714156.612647.32;1;0.916600.613848.6
0.5;0.5;0.716183.013854.61;3;0.915025.613005.72;2;0.518858.315455.2
0.5;0.5;0.916865.614362.91;5;0.513867.712361.22;2;0.718088.914983.7
0.5;1;0.516338.213864.61;5;0.714220.612677.92;2;0.916895.014258.3
0.5;1;0.716366.013904.91;5;0.915311.413212.62;3;0.518889.315366.4
0.5;1;0.916448.713743.41.2;0.5;0.514694.512995.82;3;0.718308.415481.3
0.5;2;0.516179.613586.81.2;0.5;0.714017.712392.52;3;0.916936.013945.6
0.5;2;0.716568.213880.81.2;0.5;0.913964.212529.12;5;0.519562.616174.2
0.5;2;0.916399.813921.11.2;1;0.514887.413169.02;5;0.718496.914940.5
0.5;3;0.516186.013569.81.2;1;0.713984.912547.52;5;0.916932.213884.1
0.5;3;0.716282.813841.71.2;1;0.914585.213018.05;0.5;0.522404.518139.3
0.5;3;0.916575.314138.11.2;2;0.514826.112995.75;0.5;0.721988.917097.7
0.5;5;0.516400.413687.81.2;2;0.714220.112561.75;0.5;0.921437.516956.4
0.5;5;0.716543.214035.11.2;2;0.914482.612947.95;1;0.522394.518020.2
0.5;5;0.916782.813877.71.2;3;0.514689.613037.85;1;0.722074.817453.2
1;0.5;0.513692.012598.61.2;3;0.714149.512313.95;1;0.921361.216944.4
1;0.5;0.714824.313243.71.2;3;0.914387.412872.55;2;0.522379.417334.7
1;0.5;0.914973.113057.21.2;5;0.514964.413208.65;2;0.721950.816971.1
1;1;0.513218.212314.91.2;5;0.714426.612720.85;2;0.921665.817300.3
1;1;0.714019.012449.81.2;5;0.914424.112987.15;3;0.522677.117584.1
1;1;0.915032.913283.52;0.5;0.519080.215207.45;3;0.721998.517490.6
1;2;0.513334.111985.92;0.5;0.718460.915324.05;3;0.921537.616456.3
1;2;0.714036.512858.22;0.5;0.916795.213861.45;5;0.522644.017977.5
1;2;0.915299.713331.72;1;0.519165.315803.95;5;0.721955.416996.4
1;3;0.513567.211982.52;1;0.718345.115311.85;5;0.921402.616361.2