4.2 Cooling Shedule
4.2.2 Seond T rials for Calulating a Cooling Shedule using Data Set 50a
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2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.3
Residual plot
Residual sum
Instance of Frozen Factor
Figure4.9:Showstheresidualsumforallfrozenfators,blueline.Theblaklineistheaverage
residual sum forinstanes 6 to 18,greenlinesare mean
± 10%
.have been identied.Thisshedule is
T 0 = 15
,r = 1 − 10 −13 and F = 2
.
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200
T 0 =21 Residual sum=1.4974
OPT Value
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0.5
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T 0 =11 Residual sum=1.4493
OPT Value
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0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
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0 200
T 0 =10 Residual sum=1.6201
OPT Value
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0.5
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0 200
T 0 =6, Residual sum=1.5168
OPT Value
Maximum route length
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0.5
Residual ratio
Figure4.10: Shows resultsforfour dierent temperatures. Bluesline anddotsaretheaverage
valueandthealulatedobjetivevalues,theredlinearethebestknownobjetivevaluesand
the greenline isthe residual ratio.
Results for Initial Temperature,
T 0, using Data Set 50a
Intheseondrunforinspetingpossiblevaluesfor
T 0,eahombinationofM ∈ { 10, 20, 40, 50, 70, 80, 100, 130, 1
and
T 0 ∈ { 6, 7, 8, ..., 32, 33 }
ran 100 times. This wasdone to limit therandom fators inthealgorithm. The four best results areshownin Figure
4.10
. Note that individual results fromthistest an be seeninthe appendix
D.2.4
.Theresidualsumforallvaluesof
T 0wasthenplottedinFigure4.11
.Thebestvalueaording
to this test was
T 0 = 6
, the old valueT 0 = 15
is marked on Figure4.11
with a red dot. Inthe rst trials
T 0 = 6
gave a rather highresidual sum, see Figure4.5
, but inreased numberof test for eah ombination should limit the eets of random fators. In the previous test
T 0 = 9
andT 0 = 19
gave good results, inthis test both initial temperatures perform better than average. Thisanbeseenbyinspeting theblaklinedisplaying theaverage results,forall
T 0,inFigure4.11
.
Individual result foreah possible
T 0 an beseen intheappendix.
Theinitial temperature isnowset to
T 0 = 6
until otherwise speied.Results for RredutionFator,
r
, using Data Set 50aThe seond run for theredutionfator gave dierent result than therst one. The value of
r
giving the lowest residual ratio sum wasr = 1 − 10 −5.The four best results areshown in
Figure
4.12
.Thefour results arethefour highestvalues,of redutionfator,tested.5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1.4
1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2
Residual plot
Residual sum
Temperature, T 0
Figure 4.11: This gues shows the residual sum for some temperatures, blue line. The blak
line is the average residual sum for temperatures and green line is the mean
± 10%
. The reddot is thebest resultfromtheprevious test.
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200
r=1−10 −2 , Residual sum= 2.0413
OPT Value
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0.5
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0 200
r=1−10 −3 , Residual sum=2.1497
OPT Value
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0.5
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0 200
r=1−10 −4 , Residual sum=2.2982
OPT Value
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0.5
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0 200
r=1−10 −5 , Residual sum=1.9960
OPT Value
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0.5
Residual ratio
Figure 4.12: Shows results for four dierent temperatures. Blue line and dotsaretheaverage
valueandthealulatedobjetivevalues,theredlinearethebestknownobjetivevaluesand
the greenline istheresidual ratio.
LetusnowinspetFigure
4.13
.Aspreviouslytheplotisofinstaneofredutionfatorsversustheresidualsum.Theonlyinstaneremovedfromthetrialsetwas
r = 0.5
asitgavetheworstresults.Therefore theinstanes are
{ 1 − 10 −2 , 1 − 10 −3 , 1 − 10 −4 , ...1 − 10 −13 , 1 − 10 −14 }
.Theplot
4.13
shows that the highest values tested resulted in the lowest sum of residual ratio.Comparedto the previoustest, of redutionfator,
r = 1 − 10 −10 is theonly of theprevious
topfour results to preform better than average. Notethatall otherresults fromthis test an
be seeninthe appendix
D.2.5
.The redutionfator isnowset to
r = 1 − 10 −5 until otherwise speied.
Results for Stopping Criteria,
F
, using Data Set 50aThe four best results, theones withthe lowest residual sum, an be seen inFigure
4.14
andthe singlebestresultfoundistheresidualsumof1.9757when
F = 1 − 10 −6,thisistheresult
displayedinthe bottom right ourner ofFigure
4.14
.Other resultsfromthis testan beseenintheappendix
D.2.5
.InFigure
4.15
aplotofthedierentresidualsumomparedwiththedierentinstanesanbeseen.Theinstanesare:
F ∈ { 4, 3.5, 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1, 0.58, }
andF ∈ { 10 −1 , 10 −2 , 10 −3 , ...10 −9 , 10 −10 }
.Inthisplot, Figure
4.15
,it isapperant thatthere aretwo loalminimum values andof thoseone isthe globalminimumvalue. Thisglobalminimumvalueisfound when
F = 10 −6.Inthe
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2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Reduction factor plot
Residual sum
Instance
Figure 4.13: Shows theresidual sum for all redution fators, blueline. The blak line isthe
average residualsum for allinstanes, greenlinesaremean
± 10%
.20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
0 200
F=0.5, Residual sum=2.2656
Objective Value
Maximum route length
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0.5
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0 200
F=10 −1 , , Residual sum=2.2141
Objective Value
Maximum route length
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0.5
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0 200
F=10 −5 , , Residual sum=2.2708
Objective Value
Maximum route length
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0.5
Residual ratio
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0 200
F=10 −6 , , Residual sum=1.9757
Objective Value
Maximum route length
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 0
0.5
Residual ratio
Figure 4.14: Shows results for four dierent temperatures. Blue line and dotsaretheaverage
valueandthealulatedobjetivevalues,theredlinearethebestknownobjetivevaluesand
the greenline istheresidual ratio.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 1.8
1.9 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8
Stopping criteria plot
Residual sum
Instance
Figure 4.15: Shows the residual sum for all frozen fators, blue line. The blak line is the
average residualsum for allinstanes, greenlinesaremean
± 10%
.rsttrials
F = 10 − 6
also gave goodresults.Thefrozen fatoris not setas