N-Queens Puzzle Solver (A* And GeneticAlgorithm)

Course Mini Project: ICS 381/202 - Principles of Artificial Intelligence

Table of Contents

1. Description
2. Demo
3. Installation and Usage

Description

Design a GUI for solving N-Queens problem using A* and Genetic Algorihtms. For more details, see 202-ICS381-PA01.pdf.

Demo

GUI demo:

Note: We can use the algorithms as a text-based instead of GUI. Under algorithms/ folder, run the corresponding algorithms by calling static functions RunAStarAlgorithm.run_a_star() for A* and RunGeneticAlgorithm.run_ga() for Genetic algorithm and pass their parameters. One additional task has to be done if you are using text-based UI i.e. create a folder called states_images (this folder stores the images of states).

Screenshots of A* and Genetic Algorithm (Text-based UI):

I recommend using text-based UI for an in-depth comparative study.

Installation and Usage

• Requirements
  • python >= 3.6
• git clone https://github.com/AI-14/nqueens-astar-genetic-algorithm.git - clones the repository
• cd nqueens-astar-genetic-algorithm
• py -m venv yourVenvName - creates a virtual environment
• pip install -r requirements.txt - installs all modules
• py PA1.py - runs the main file