Application and Comparison of Heuristic Optimization Methods in Solving the Labyrinth Problem

U okviru ovog diplomskog rada implementirana je Web aplikacija koja nudi korisničko sučelje za generiranje i rješavanje labirinata. Labirinte je moguće generirati koristeći nekoliko algoritama s različitim svojstvima te rješavati koristeći egzaktne metode, konstruktivne i poboljšavajuće heuristike. U sklopu Web aplikacije omogućena je vizualizacija generiranih labirinata i pripadnih rješenja. Svi labirinti i njihova rješenja, kao i niz pratećih informacija, pohranjuju se u bazu podataka čime je omogućen izvoz podataka za naknadno korištenje. Provedena je analiza nad performansama metoda rješavanja labirinata te međusobna usporedba implementiranih algoritama.In the scope of this thesis a Web application which provides user interface for creating and consequently solving mazes has been implemented. Several algorithms with varying properties can be used to generate mazes. Once generated a maze can be solved by applying either exact methods, or constructive or improving heuristics. The implemented Web application provides visualization of generated mazes accompanied with corresponding solutions. All mazes and their solutions, as well as a variety of accompanying information, are stored in a database enabling the export of data for later use. An analysis of performance of maze solving methods and the mutual comparison of implemented algorithms was performed