examples.gp.paintedDesert
Class PaintedDesertProblem

java.lang.Object
  org.jgap.gp.GPProblem
      examples.gp.paintedDesert.PaintedDesertProblem

public class PaintedDesertProblem
extends GPProblem

The Painted Desert problem from Koza's "Evolution of Emergent Cooperative Behavior using Genetic Programming". The problem is to create the same genetic program for a group of ants that will move three colors of sand into columns of like sand.

Since:

3.2

Constructor Summary

PaintedDesertProblem(GPConfiguration a_conf)
Creates the Painted Desert Problem using the GPConfiguration.

Method Summary

GPGenotype	create() Sets up the functions to use and other parameters.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Runs the Painted Desert Problem
void	resetAnts() Resets the ants to initial positions.

Methods inherited from class org.jgap.gp.GPProblem

createTree, getGPConfiguration, setGPConfiguration, showTree, showTree

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PaintedDesertProblem

public PaintedDesertProblem(GPConfiguration a_conf)
                     throws InvalidConfigurationException

Creates the Painted Desert Problem using the GPConfiguration.

Parameters:

a_conf - the GP configuration

Throws:

InvalidConfigurationException

Method Detail

create

public GPGenotype create()
                  throws InvalidConfigurationException

Sets up the functions to use and other parameters. Then creates the initial genotype.

Specified by:

create in class GPProblem

Returns:

the genotype created

Throws:

InvalidConfigurationException

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Runs the Painted Desert Problem

Parameters:

args - The location of the ant map file is optional

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

resetAnts

public void resetAnts()

Resets the ants to initial positions. So they can be run with the next version of the program.