Exploitation and Exploration
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== Swarm Intelligence == | == Swarm Intelligence == | ||
| - | Systems | + | Systems which use [[Swarm Intelligence|swarm intelligence]] are often able |
| - | + | to achieve the right balance between exploration and exploitation. | |
During food foraging, colonies and swarms must achieve a good trade-off | During food foraging, colonies and swarms must achieve a good trade-off | ||
between exploration (search new sources) and exploitation (use known sources). | between exploration (search new sources) and exploitation (use known sources). | ||
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If the number of dancers in a honeybee colony is low, the unemployed | If the number of dancers in a honeybee colony is low, the unemployed | ||
foragers will leave the colony and start to explore new areas, too. | foragers will leave the colony and start to explore new areas, too. | ||
| - | The lower the number of dances, the larger is number of scouts which | + | The lower the number of dances, the larger is the number of scouts which |
explore new areas. | explore new areas. | ||
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== Books == | == Books == | ||
* Holland, J. H. 1992. Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. First edition, 1975 | * Holland, J. H. 1992. Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. First edition, 1975 | ||
