Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering Commons^™

Agile Thinking And Innovative Technology Development, Rocky Gay

Operations Management Presentations

Agile Project Management approaches have grown beyond software development and are being incorporated in many industries at a rapid pace. This expansion has created a need for a common language and methodology that fosters self-organized collaboration and an innate desire to deliver products that maximize customer satisfaction. There are a broad range of tools and techniques nested in a framework that facilitate a flexible and steady cadence of product delivery. Organizations have options in managing projects. Shifting to an agile mindset, values and principles may necessitate a culture change in project teams.

Développement D’Un Outil Personnalisé D’Aide À La Décision En Vue De Minimiser Les Risques En Manutention Impliquant Des Postures Symétriques Et Asymétriques, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, Navid Arjmand, André Plamondon

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les charges excessives imposées sur la colonne vertébrale lombaire constituent un facteur de risques important pour les maux de dos. La modélisation biomécanique de la colonne vertébrale est la seule approche non invasive permettant d’estimer ces charges, mais la complexité de ces modèles limite leur utilisation par des ergonomes. Pour aider ces derniers à identifier des situations à risque de blessures au dos afin de limiter le chargement aux structures lombaires, il existe des outils d’aide à la décision comme l’équation de levage du NIOSH (Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation, Waters et al., 1993) ainsi que les tables …

Cyclic Damage Accumulation In The Femoral Constructs Made With Cephalomedullary Nails, Farah Hamandi, Alyssa Whitney, Mark H. Stouffer, Michael J. Prayson, Jorn Rittweger, Tarun Goswami

Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering Faculty Publications

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of peri-prosthetic fracture of constructs made with cephalomedullary (CM) long and short nails. The nails were made with titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) and stainless steel (SS 316L). Methods: Biomechanical evaluation of CM nail constructs was carried out with regard to post-primary healing to determine the risk of peri-implant/peri-prosthetic fractures. Therefore, this research comprised of, non-fractured, twenty-eight pairs of cadaveric femora that were randomized and implanted with four types of fixation CM nails resulting in four groups. These constructs were cyclically tested in bi-axial mode for up to 30,000 cycles. All …

Mapping Of The Information Flow Of The Valle Occidental Coffee Region: A System-Of-Systems Perspective, Irene Campos

CESUN Conference

Uncertainty is a characteristic of many of the contemporary environments that our systems inhabit. In the case of farming systems, uncertainty has always been present in the form of unpredictable weather conditions, disease outbreaks and evolving societal and economic factors. Uncertainty poses a challenge for communication and information alignment, which is especially important for a farming system responding to disasters. A first step towards finding solutions for problems of information alignment in systems is mapping and identifying information links in them. The goal of this research is to map the information flow and feedback dynamics of the Valle Occidental coffee …

Exploring How Prize Challenges Complement An Organization's Innovation Efforts, Ademir Vrolijk, Zoe Szajnfarber

CESUN Conference

prize challenge, open innovation, crowdsourcing, NASA, 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, additive manufacturing

Risk Management Decision Making For Security And Trust In Hardware Supply Chains, Zachary A. Collier, Thomas L. Polmateer, James H. Lambert

CESUN Conference

Modern cyber-physical systems are enabled by electronic hardware and embedded systems. The security of these sub-components is a concern during the design and operational phases of cyber-physical system life cycles. Compromised electronics can result in mission-critical failures, unauthorized access, and other severe consequences. As systems become more complex and feature greater connectivity, system owners must make decisions regarding how to mitigate risks and ensure resilience and trust. This paper provides an overview of research efforts related to assessing and managing risks, resilience, and trust with an emphasis on electronic hardware and embedded systems. The research takes a decision-oriented perspective, drawing …

The Challenges And Opportunities Of Teaching Systems Engineering For Large Scale Engineering Systemse, Edward Pines, Dennis Engi

CESUN Conference

In this paper, we discuss a course in large scale systems engineering that was developed as part of a twelve-credit Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering for part-time and returning students. Our focus was on how to work on big, unmanageable, messy problems. Teaching systems engineering for large-scale engineering systems is challenging for many reasons. One of the main challenges is the breadth of material to be addressed within one or two courses. Other challenges result from how students learn about the transitions from the development of a conceptual framework to systems architecture through engineering design, mathematical analysis and eventual construction …

What Tesla’S $1.5 Billion Bet On Bitcoin Means For Crypto Legitimacy, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Some significant issues need to be resolved before Tesla can accept Bitcoin as a legitimate method of payment, says UNSW Business School's Mark Humphery-Jenner

Structural Identification And Damage Detection In Bridges Using Wave Method And Uniform Shear Beam Models: A Feasibility Study, Mehran Rahmani, Manan Naik

Mineta Transportation Institute

This report presents a wave method to be used for the structural identification and damage detection of structural components in bridges, e.g., bridge piers. This method has proven to be promising when applied to real structures and large amplitude responses in buildings (e.g., mid-rise and high-rise buildings). This study is the first application of the method to damaged bridge structures. The bridge identification was performed using wave propagation in a simple uniform shear beam model. The method identifies a wave velocity for the structure by fitting an equivalent uniform shear beam model to the impulse response functions of the recorded …

Better And Faster: How To Leverage Award-Winning Operations Management Techniques, Carrie Beam

Operations Management Presentations

The INFORMS Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research, and Management Science identifies innovative applications of operations management in fields as diverse as sewer district management, school bus scheduling, polio vaccinations, and of course transportation. In this seminar, 2021 Edelman Prize Chair Dr. Carrie Beam will introduce the keys of stakeholder engagement, iterative development, and scaled-up implementation of operations management techniques and how they apply to the Franz Edelman Award and to MSOM courses.

• Edelman Overview: https://youtu.be/_fiTelkcHi4
• Edelman 2020 Competition: http://info.informs.org/2020edelman

Assessment Of Heavy Metal Concentration In Soils Around Geita The Gold Mine, Tanzania, Mariam G. Mgendi, Mkabwa L. K Manoko, W.J.S. Mwegoha, C. Southway C. Southway

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Health issues related to gold mining cannot be underestimated. Gold mining produce acid mine drainage (AMD), which in turn releases heavy metals into the nearby environment, hence causing environmental pollution. Heavy metals are naturally very toxic, thus pose a great health concern especially when their concentration exceeds the recommended permissible limits. In this study, concentrations of five heavy metals—including Pb, Ni, Cr, Cu and Zn—were assessed in the soil around Geita Gold Mine (GGM). A total of 17 sampling sites were established from which the soil samples were collected at 0-15cm and 15-30cm soil depth. The concentration of both total …

Simulation Research On Abandonment Rate Of Contact Center Based On Patience Threshold, Junxiang Li, Wanbin Zang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Customer abandonment rate is an important indicator to measure the service level of contact center. Customers in a traditional call center follow the principle of first come, first served, but some customers will be lost in the queuing process because of their limited patience. In this regard, by setting the customer's patience threshold and considering adding a specific agent channel to the member customers, or adjusting the number of agent channels under the original staffing, a new contact center queuing model is established based on the traditional call center model. The ProModel simulation software is used to study the …

Joint Low Rank And Sparsity-Based Channel Estimation For Fdd Massive Mimo, Zhou Jin

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Channel estimation of millimeter wave communication needs large system load. In order to reduce the load, a low-rank and sparse feature of the wireless channel is combined, and a channel estimation algorithm framework based on non-convex low-rank approximation is proposed. Aiming at the large computation of the channel model-based dictionary learning algorithm, a dictionary learning algorithm for deep neural network channel feature classification is designed. The simulation shows that the average square error of the proposed method is better than the channel model-based dictionary learning method, the channel estimation method under the Bayesian framework, and the compressed …

Research On Precision Parking Control Method For Emu Inbound Process, Zhongqi Li, Yueshuang Xing

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: By analyzing the relationship between braking force and speed during the stop-stop process of high-speed EMU(Electric Multiple Units), the multi-point dynamics model of EMU is constructed. The Smith predictor is introduced due to the delay effect on the system caused by the braking force generated during the late braking, and the RBF(Radial Basis Function) neural network-based PID control strategy is combined with the Smith predictor to achieve tracking control of a given speed during braking. Simulation analysis shows that the error of train speed and set speed controlled by RBF neural network PID-Smith controller is less than ±1 …

Uncertainty Quantitative Analysis In Risk Assessment Of Returning To School In The Post-Covid-19 Era, Haibin Li, Jialiang Wang, Haiyan Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: After the epidemic, taking the spread of the epidemic in returning to school as an example, a quantitative risk assessment study is conducted. Taking the activity trajectory description of the whole process of susceptible individuals from infection to isolation as a clue, an epidemiological model for risk assessment is established. The number of infected persons in the risk indicators of returning to school is quantified based on the quantified model parameters. According to the value characteristics of the parameters, the number of infected persons is taken as a function of discrete random variables. The probability distribution of the infected …

Research On Double Input Motion Somatosensory Algorithm Based On Logic Control, Wang Hui, Yingtao Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the two-input classic washout algorithm in the flight simulator, there are problems such as loss of perceived angular velocity signal, phase error, and insufficient fidelity. A logic control washing-out algorithm is proposed. Based on the vestibular system theory, the classic washout algorithm is used to improve the high-pass angular velocity channel structure. A logic controller and an angular displacement continuous generator are designed to optimize the coupling angular velocity in the high-pass angular velocity channel and the tilt coordination channel and stabilize the jump change washout angular displacement, so the improved algorithm is more consistent with the …

Visualization Of Finite Element Analysis Deformation Results Based On Hololens, Jinli Xu, Zhou Zheng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: An UWP application of virtual review of the finite element analysis based on Microsoft HoloLens is developed by using Unity3D software. A set of programs are completed to realize three-dimensional solid static finite element analysis in Matlab. To realize the visualization of the deformation effect, the useful information of the finite element analysis result is extracted and exported to VTK file, then converted into DAE file. A vertex shader is written in Unity3D software to realize the color display and the visualization of deformation effect of one-sided model, and finally the UWP application is released to HoloLens. The test …

Collision Simulation Analysis Of Sam Movable Guardrail, Hongjun Cui, Sixue Li, Minqing Zhu, Li Xia

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the problem of low anti-collision grade of the movable guardrail at the opening of the central divding belt of the expressway, a SAm-level concrete movable guardrail and a new connecting device are proposed. Based on the finite element method, the collision model between the vehicle and the guardrail is established, and the collision process is also calculated by LS-DYNA. According to the collision results of different vehicle types, the safety performance of the guardrail is evaluated in terms of cushioning, blocking and guiding performance. The OIV value is less than 12 m/s for small vehicles' collision with …

Research On Sins/Gnss/Train-Speed Integrated Navigation Algorithm, Wang Ke, Ligang Liu, Bin Zhou, Zhiyong Bu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The precise train positioning under complicated railway environment has been a key technical challenge for train navigation currently. In the conventional solutions, in case of satellite signals being weak or indiscernible, the task of positioning has to be undertaken by SINS alone. This will cause some serious error-accumulation problems, especially when low-cost inertial devices are used. In order to solve this problem, we propose a novel integrated train navigation algorithm, which includes two working modes. The SINS/GNSS mode is designed for the situation that satellite signals are valid, whereas the SINS/wheel-speed mode is for the weak signal environments. Both …

Threat Assessment For The Defense Penetration Paths Of Air Strike Aircrafts Based On Radar Chart, Shengli Liu, Wang Gang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Threat assessment for the defense penetration paths of air strike aircrafts provides important evidence for evaluating and improving the deployment of air defense. Considering that traditional threat assessment methods are difficult to intuitively reflect the threat degree of each path and the value of each evaluation indicator, a novel method of threat assessment for defense penetration paths based on radar chart is proposed. The threat assessment indicator system for the defense penetration paths of air strike aircrafts is put forward. The weights of threat assessment indicators are calculated by the group decision analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the method …