The Fifteen Puzzle- A New Approach through Hybridizing Three Heuristics Methods

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Title: The Fifteen Puzzle- A New Approach through Hybridizing Three Heuristics Methods
Authors: Hasan, Dler O., Aladdin, Aso M., Talabani, Hardi Sabah, Rashid, Tarik Ahmed, Mirjalili, Seyedali
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: Computer Science
Subject Terms: Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
More Details: Fifteen Puzzle problem is one of the most classical problems that have captivated mathematical enthusiasts for centuries. This is mainly because of the huge size of the state space with approximately 1013 states that have to be explored and several algorithms have been applied to solve the Fifteen Puzzle instances. In this paper, to deal with this large state space, Bidirectional A* (BA*) search algorithm with three heuristics, such as Manhattan distance (MD), linear conflict (LC), and walking distance (WD) has been used to solve the Fifteen Puzzle problems. The three mentioned heuristics will be hybridized in a way that can dramatically reduce the number of generated states by the algorithm. Moreover, all those heuristics require only 25KB of storage but help the algorithm effectively reduce the number of generated states and expand fewer nodes. Our implementation of BA* search can significantly reduce the space complexity, and guarantee either optimal or near-optimal solutions.1
Comment: 18 pages
Document Type: Working Paper
DOI: 10.3390/computers12010011
Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2302.02985
Accession Number: edsarx.2302.02985
Database: arXiv
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DOI:10.3390/computers12010011