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High-Density Parking For Autonomous Vehicles., Parag J. Siddique

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In a common parking lot, much of the space is devoted to lanes. Lanes must not be blocked for one simple reason: a blocked car might need to leave before the car that blocks it. However, the advent of autonomous vehicles gives us an opportunity to overcome this constraint, and to achieve a higher storage capacity of cars. Taking advantage of self-parking and intelligent communication systems of autonomous vehicles, we propose puzzle-based parking, a high-density design for a parking lot. We introduce a novel method of vehicle parking, which leads to maximum parking density. We then propose a heuristic method …

Machine Learning Models For Lodi Indices., Lucas A. Bruns

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Two indices published monthly by the Logistics and Distribution Institute (LoDI) predict changes in logistics and distribution activity levels nationally and regionally and are useful for organizations when planning projects and expenses. This research validates the current linear regression model, updates the index conversion method, and introduces machine learning models.

New source data are introduced to the models to validate the current linear regression model and a comparative analysis verifies that the current source data are robust. A rolling average is used for index conversion in place of a fixed reference month to reflect recent changes in employment levels.

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Evaluating Decision Making In Sustainable Project Selection Between Literature And Practice, Rakan Alyamani, Suzanna Long, Mohammad Nurunnabi

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A robust project selection process is critical for the selection of sustainable projects that meet the needs of an organization or community. There are multiple factors or criteria that can be considered in the selection of the appropriate sustainable project, but it can be challenging to find sufficient depth of expert opinion to perform a strong evaluation of these criteria. Several researchers have turned to the sustainable project literature as a source of expert opinion to evaluate the criteria used in sustainable project selection and rank them based on importance using different multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methodologies. However, using the literature …

Learning And Exploiting Shaped Reward Models For Large Scale Multiagent Rl, Arambam James Singh, Akshat Kumar, Hoong Chuin Lau

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Many real world systems involve interaction among large number of agents to achieve a common goal, for example, air traffic control. Several model-free RL algorithms have been proposed for such settings. A key limitation is that the empirical reward signal in model-free case is not very effective in addressing the multiagent credit assignment problem, which determines an agent's contribution to the team's success. This results in lower solution quality and high sample complexity. To address this, we contribute (a) an approach to learn a differentiable reward model for both continuous and discrete action setting by exploiting the collective nature of …

Vehicle Routing: Review Of Benchmark Datasets, Aldy Gunawan, Graham Kendall, Barry Mccollum, Hsin-Vonn Seow, Lai Soon Lee

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) was formally presented to the scientific literature in 1959 by Dantzig and Ramser (DOI:10.1287/mnsc.6.1.80). Sixty years on, the problem is still heavily researched, with hundreds of papers having been published addressing this problem and the many variants that now exist. Many datasets have been proposed to enable researchers to compare their algorithms using the same problem instances where either the best known solution is known or, in some cases, the optimal solution is known. In this survey paper, we provide a list of Vehicle Routing Problem datasets, categorized to enable researchers to have easy access …

Assessment Of The Impacts Of Climate Variability On Hydropower Generation: A Case Study Of The New Pangani Falls, Tanzania, Dativa Byarufu

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Climate change poses potential impacts on hydropower generation either positively by increasing or negatively by decreasing river flow. This study assessed the impacts of climate variability on hydropower with a focus on the New Pangani Falls in Tanzania. Rainfall and temperature time series data from 1980-2014 were analyzed in relation to river discharge and associated impacts to hydropower generation. The Man-Kendall test was used to detect trend in both annual and seasonal time series. The results showed a negative trend in annual rainfall with Z= -2.41 at α = 0.05 and the slope Q = -0.964. Seasonal trend analysis showed …

Rheological Properties Of Aged Crude Hard Wood Pyrolysis Oil, Divina D. Kaombe

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Upon storage of the pyrolysis oil, aging reactions may initiate phase separation and change of the rheological properties. These changes lead to unfavourable fuel characteristics in handling, transportation and applications. Efforts have been made for alleviation including methods on how to avoid these aging effects and development of equipment capable of handling aged pyrolysis liquids with unfavourable fuel characteristics. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the rheological properties of phase separated pyrolysis liquid fuel. Two batches of a well – stored poplar wood pyrolysis oils were used for the investigation; one batch was diluted with water to …

Prediction Of Uniaxial Compressive Strength Of Granite Rock Samples Of Lugoba Quarry Using Rebound Hammer Test, Moses Kongola, Karim Baruti

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Rebound hammer test is widely used as an indirect measure of uniaxial compressive strength for engineering materials such as concrete, soil, and rock in both civil and mining engineering works. In quarries, uniaxial compressive strength is a crucial parameter in the analysis of geotechnical problems involving rock stability and rock blasting design. This study aims at establishing the empirical models of uniaxial compressive strength fits on rebound hammer number that can be used to predict uniaxial compressive strength of granitic rock at Lugoba Quarry. Data for direct uniaxial compressive strength were obtained from uniaxial compressive strength test carried out on …

Prediction Of Four-Days Soaked California Bearing Ratio (Cbr) Values From Soil Index Properties, Pascal Ambrose, Siya P. Rimoy Dr

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) laboratory testing is the conventional method for determining soaked strengths of pavement subgrades. The test requires careful preparation of soil samples followed by four days of water soaking before penetrating the samples using a standard plunger at prescribed rates to set depths. When the number of samples becomes large the determination of soaked CBR values becomes cumbersome as the test is laborious and time consuming. This study aimed at establishing an alternative way of determining soaked CBR by developing a model that would be used for estimating soaked CBR of fine- and coarse- grained soils without …

Embedded Curriculum With Industry-Recognized Certifications To Improve The Marketability Of Engineering Technology Graduates, Immanuel Edinbarough, Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications

Embedded Curriculum with Industry Recognized Certifications to Improve the Marketability of Engineering Technology Graduates

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is challenging the industries to change the way they manage and operate the manufacturing environment. This leads to the transformation of the world through artificial intelligence, next-generation robotics, automation, big data analytics, 5G technology and Internet of Things. This idea of Industry 4.0 forces the change in the industries of today and tomorrow. In this, cyber physical systems communicate with one another using the Internet of Things. The manufacturing sector takes full advantage of these technologies to produce innovative products to enhance …

Integration Management: A Bibliometric Study Of Research Trends, Shabir Hussain Khahro, Ayaz Babar, Fida Hussain Siddiqui, Tauha Hussain Ali, Ali Raza Khoso

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Integration management has always been a topic of interest for researchers. It plays a significant role in the success of the projects. Integration management effectively incorporates all the aspects of projects and provides a roadmap towards their success. Based on the significance of the term, this paper assesses the research output of integration management since 1970 in different fields of the application using the Scopus database. The data was collected and analyzed through Microsoft Excel to analyze the research publications trend line, publication types and their access to the audience, organizations and countries involved, languages of publications, authors participating, and …

Simulation Of Cooperative Control Process For Multiple Uavs Based On Local Information Connection, Xiangyang Li, Zhili Zhang, Zhang Ning, Gui Yi, Li Jia

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the requirements of cooperative control for multiple UAVs based on local information connection, the distributed architecture of Multi-UAV system is established on the basis of multilayer structure. The communication network topology, state control information model and intelligent Ad-Hoc network mechanism are proposed to ensure the reliable interactive communication among multiple UAVs under local information connection. The cooperative collision avoidance strategy with local state prediction and distributed iterative optimization, combined with the cooperative on-line track planning and threat avoidance control methods, are applied to realize the cooperative control of Multi-UAV's task execution process. Simulation experiments verify the …

Research On Generating Technology For Equipment Standard Set Based On Uaf Modeling, Shuofang Zheng, Ruiheng He, Wenming Ren

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to meet the requirements of equipment standardization work of top-down design of current era, the modeling principles and methods of Unified Architecture Frame (UAF) are studied. Focus on the construction of four standard view models specified by UAF, Standards taxonomy, Standards structure, Standards roadmap, Standards traceability, the correlation model of operation perspective, requirement perspective and resource perspective are analyzed to form the requirement-driven equipment standard set generation technology. A new standard generation mechanism oriented to use scenarios and closely related to equipment development needs is established, and a new entry point for equipment standardization is proposed. The …

Study On Universal Characteristics Of Insect Population Ecological Network, Guilan Luo, Hongjun Hao, Wang Xiao, Zhang Mei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to evaluate the current state of insect ecological development in Erhai wetland, complex network theory is used to construct a topological structure model of insect ecological network with insect populations as network nodes and correlations as edges. By analyzing the characteristic parameters of the model, it is concluded that the insect ecological network conforms to the characteristics of small world and scale-free network, and the node degree distribution obeys the power law distribution. The method of destroying the topology is used to simulate the dynamic evolution of the network ecology. The study shows that the disappearance of …

Research On Active Suspension Control Of High-Speed Train Based On Fuzzy Compound Strategy, Jianjun Meng, Zhongjun Wang, Ruxun Xu, Decang Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to improve the running stability of high-speed train, a semi-vertical six-degree-of- freedom state space model is established based on the active suspension system. Based on fuzzy control theory, the fuzzy controllers and fuzzy PID controllers are designed. Aiming at the defects of strong subjectivity of fuzzy PID control which needs manual adjustment, particle swarm optimization is used to optimize the initial parameters of the controller to make the suspension system be more correspond with the objective reality. In order to verify the advance of this strategy, with the sky-hook damping strategy for comparison, the controller model …

Study On Task Allocation Of Uav Swarm Based On Cognitive Control, Ruixuan Wei, Zichen Wu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A centralized allocation method for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarm real-time task allocation is proposed. Based on the real-time battlefield situation, this method relies on the coordination scheduling layer to make allocation decisions, generates the strike order according to the strike efficiency ratio, and makes rolling optimization for real-time battlefield situation, so that the allocation results can always maintain the balance between optimization and efficiency within the current cognitive range. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is used to solve the task assignment problem. In particular, a 2-D particle 0-1 coding and correction method for nonstandard particles is designed. The simulation …

Uniform Experimental Design Of Constrained Region Based On Evolutionary Algorithm, Jianing Wei, Hao Hao, Qutong Chang, Lin Tao, Zhang Hu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The parameters of a simulation system are usually generated by the experimental design. Aiming at high design difficulty and computational cost of the uniform experimental design, of the constraint region, a two-stage differential evolutionary algorithm is further improved. The design is modeled as a constrained optimization problem. A strategy combining distribution estimation algorithm (EDA) and differential evolution (DE) is adopted. A point-deletion method is proposed to reduce the time complexity of optimizing the population uniformity. To demonstrate the advantages, the test instances and engineering applications are used in experimental analysis. The experimental results show that the performance, stability, and …

Research On Agile Reentry Method For Maneuvering Vehicle, Lin Yue, Yingmin Jia, Songtao Fan

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Alarge-scale orbit maneuver method is proposed and analyzed for hypersonic space reentry vehicles, and the air assisted methods are adopted to conduct space orbit maneuvers by complying with the energy balance strategy of the aircraft. By the L/D ratio of aircraft, the efficiency of the propellant use during orbital maneuvers is elevated, and the maneuverability is also enhanced, while the risk of aircraft being tracked in space can be reduced. Aero-assisted guidance technology is applied based on full-coefficient adaptive prediction-correction technology which significantly simplifies the computation of the GNC computer, while such application ensures the convergence and enhances the …

Study On Interior Space Pedestrian Evacuation Model Elite Chaos Search Strategy, Wei Juan, Zhongyu Li, You Lei, Yangyong Guo, Zhihai Tang, Zhouyi Hu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to improve traditional field model of easily falling into the queue problem during simulating the evacuation of dense crowds, an improved pedestrian evacuation model in interior space is proposed based on the elite chaos search strategy. The pedestrian mobile income at each moment is calculated in combination with the field value, capacity and average speed, and a field model for pedestrian evacuation is presented. On this basis, the objective optimization function of the minimum evacuation time and minimum queue length is given, and the elite chaos search strategy is used to achieve the above objective function solution, …

Research On Performance Modeling And Simulation Method Based On Dense Crowd, Yihao Li, Tianyu Huang, Li Peng, Gangyi Ding

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Due to the high complexity of crowd organization and the difficulty of abstracting the performance, the performance simulation of dense crowds relies heavily on manual work, and it is difficult to establish a highly automated simulation model. In order to reduce the sensitivity of creative modification and design risks, a performance model based on dense crowd is proposed. Through the strategy of time dimension slicing and spatial layering, a highly automated crowd performance simulation method that could meet the director's creativity is realized. Through the construction of simulation experiments, the generation effect and calculation efficiency of the crowd …