Unidirectional and Bidirectional Search Algorithms

  • Authors:
  • Peter C. Nelson;Anestis A. Toptsis

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Software
  • Year:
  • 1992

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Abstract

Four classifications of artificial intelligence search techniques are discussed: unidirectional uniprocessor, bidirectional uniprocessor, unidirectional multiprocessor, and bidirectional multiprocessor search techniques. Wave-shaping PBA* (WS-PBA*) and search-space-clustering PBA*, (SSC-PBA*), two bidirectional AI search techniques, are compared. It is concluded that by maintaining a small number of formed clusters SSC-PBA* will be significantly faster than major wave-shaping bidirectional search algorithms.