Causes And Consequences Of Inefficient Drilling And Blasting In Mine Development Headings: A Case Study Of Hard Rock Gold Mining Operations In Northern Tanzania,
2024
Department of Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering, University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma, Tanzania
Causes And Consequences Of Inefficient Drilling And Blasting In Mine Development Headings: A Case Study Of Hard Rock Gold Mining Operations In Northern Tanzania, George Bennett
Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)
Despite the introduction of the perimeter blasting technique at the Tulawaka Gold Mine, the mine continued to suffer from an overbreak of mine development headings, with an average overbreak of 24% every 22 m, which is approximately twice the acceptable 10% overbreak. The causes of this problem include ineffective drilling practices and uneven and excessive charging of explosives, resulting in a slightly high powder factor of 3.94 kg/m3 instead of 3.8 kg/m3, as per the design. The problem of overbreak resulted in ore dilution, a longer mine development cycle time and additional costs of approximately US$ 45 per cut, especially …
Mathematical Modeling For Dental Decay Prevention In Children And Adolescents,
2024
Kennesaw State University
Mathematical Modeling For Dental Decay Prevention In Children And Adolescents, Mahdiyeh Soltaninejad
Dissertations
The high prevalence of dental caries among children and adolescents, especially those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, is a significant nationwide health concern. Early prevention, such as dental sealants and fluoride varnish (FV), is essential, but access to this care remains limited and disparate. In this research, a national dataset is utilized to assess sealants' reach and effectiveness in preventing tooth decay, particularly focusing on 2nd molars that emerge during early adolescence, a current gap in the knowledge base. FV is recommended to be delivered during medical well-child visits to children who are not seeing a dentist. Challenges and facilitators in …
Adopting Information System Technologies In Construction Project Management,
2024
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Adopting Information System Technologies In Construction Project Management, Hadi Haikal
Harrisburg University Dissertations and Theses
The construction sector has remained late in integrated information systems' adopting process to perform the system improving processes. Lack of adoption of technology has been a root cause of the early issues they faced, such as budgetary and scheduling overshoots, quality defects, safety occurrences, and generally poor communication and coordination among the stakeholders. This research looks into the benefits and challenges, the key success factors, and the implications of using an array of information systems, including building information modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) sensing, and enterprise systems, to comprehensively address issues in project management in construction …
Analyzing The Impact Of Socioeconomic Factors On Cancer Clinical Trials Accessibility In The U.S. Using Machine Learning,
2024
Arkansas Tech University
Analyzing The Impact Of Socioeconomic Factors On Cancer Clinical Trials Accessibility In The U.S. Using Machine Learning, Krysta L. Ray, Hiromi Honda
ATU Scholars Symposium
While cancer impacts all segments of the United States population, specific groups experience a disproportionate burden of the disease due to social, environmental, and economic disadvantages. This research examines the correlation between socioeconomic factors and the accessibility of cancer clinical trials across U.S. counties, employing a comprehensive dataset, County-Level Socioeconomic and Cancer Clinical Trial Data from Noah Ripper, and advanced machine-learning techniques. Our findings, derived from regression analysis and machine learning models like gradient boosting, highlight significant disparities in trial availability linked to socioeconomic indicators, including poverty rates, population estimates, median income, incidence rates, and mortality rates. Many regression models …
Box Packaging Waste Reduction By Largest Area First Fit Algorithm And Minimum Cuboid Estimation Of Irregular Shape Products,
2024
Basis Tucson North
Box Packaging Waste Reduction By Largest Area First Fit Algorithm And Minimum Cuboid Estimation Of Irregular Shape Products, Jimmy Kwon, Sungmin Kwon
Journal of Applied Packaging Research
Nowadays, packaging waste is a prevalent issue due to the increase in deliveries from online shopping. In this research paper, a new approach to the issue of cardboard box packaging waste is proposed by selecting an optimal box that will contain both regular and irregular products while minimizing wasted volume. The method can be utilized so that packaging workers can select an appropriate, yet sustainable box. For computing a minimal cuboid of irregular objects, the system setup with two cameras is prepared to capture the overhead and sideview images, estimating the box's width, depth, and height in pixels. The proposed …
Intelligent Optimization Method Of Cloud Manufacturing Swarm Based On Incomplete Information Game,
2024
School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
Intelligent Optimization Method Of Cloud Manufacturing Swarm Based On Incomplete Information Game, Kunpeng Zhang, Yan Wang, Zhicheng Ji
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: In the process of cloud manufacturing, the incomplete information status and the mutual competition and restriction relationship between cloud platform operator and demander lead to the difficult choice of manufacturing services. A cloud manufacturing swarm intelligent optimization method based on incomplete information game model is proposed. A static game model based on incomplete information is established for the interest competition between demand-side and cloud platform, with the goal of rationally pursuing the maximization of their own revenue function. The competition rules between demand-side and cloud platform are proposed, which are introduced into nature through Harsanyi transformation and converted into …
Hyper-Heuristic Approach With K-Means Clustering For Inter-Cell Scheduling,
2024
School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Yan'an University, Yan'an 716000, China
Hyper-Heuristic Approach With K-Means Clustering For Inter-Cell Scheduling, Yanlin Zhao, Yunna Tian
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: According to the actual production situation of China's manufacturing industry, a hyperheuristic algorithm based on K-means clustering is proposed for inter-cell scheduling problem of flexible job-shop. K-means clustering is applied to group entities with similar attributes into the corresponding work cluster decision blocks, and the ant colony algorithm is used to select heuristic rules for each decision block. The optimal scheduling solutions are generated by using corresponding heuristic rules for scheduling of entities in each decision block. Computational results show that, the computational granularity is properly increased by the form of decision blocks, and the computational efficiency of the …
Asl-Catboost Method For Wind Turbine Fault Detection Integrated With Digital Twin,
2024
School of Information Science and Technology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
Asl-Catboost Method For Wind Turbine Fault Detection Integrated With Digital Twin, Hongtao Liang, Lingchao Kong, Guozhu Liu, Wenxuan Dong, Xiangyi Liu
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: In view of the low visibility of the current wind farm status monitoring and insufficient realtime operation and maintenance, based on the concept of digital twin five-dimensional model, the framework of wind farm digital twin five-dimensional model is constructed. Aiming at the insufficient fault detection capability of traditional algorithms and unbalanced positive and negative samples in fan fault data set, the improved ASL-CatBoost algorithm is proposed to achieve the accurate detection of fan fault status. Based on the digital twinning platform, combined with MATLAB/Simulink, the simulation mathematical model of doubly-fed wind turbine under the condition of blade mass imbalance …
Distributed Energy Management Strategy Of Microgrid Based On Master-Slave Game,
2024
School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Distributed Energy Management Strategy Of Microgrid Based On Master-Slave Game, Miaomiao Ma, Hao Wang, Lipeng Dong, Xiangjie Liu
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: Under the operation mode of power market, based on two-layer master-slave game, a distributed energy management strategy for the microgrid is proposed to tackle the conflict between the overall optimal operation of renewable microgrid and the maximum profit of each investor. To fully consider the balance between energy supply and demand, the concept of power trading agent is introduced, and an integrated demand response strategy based on consumer satisfaction and adjustable load is proposed on the user side. Considering the initiative and decision-making ability of power supply and load, the decision-making game model is established with power trading agent …
Optimization Of Urban Traffic Microsimulation Model For Carbon Emission Reduction,
2024
Beijing City Interface Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100045, China; School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
Optimization Of Urban Traffic Microsimulation Model For Carbon Emission Reduction, Bo Liu, Jianxin Lin, Yini Liu, Dong Zhang
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: To assess the environmental benefits of transportation management or control strategies, a method to effectively integrate the micro-traffic simulation model and the micro-vehicle emission model is proposed. VISSIM platform is used to build a case micro traffic simulation model. K-means clustering method is used to divide the driving behavior into 4 types based on the acceleration and deceleration characteristics of different speed intervals of the trajectory data, and the global parameters of the simulation model are calibrated based on the driving characteristics, which quantitatively describe the total sensitivity of the parameters and the sensitivity of the interactions between the …
Modeling And Analysis Of Hybrid Traffic Flow Considering Actual Behavior Of Platoon,
2024
Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Modeling And Analysis Of Hybrid Traffic Flow Considering Actual Behavior Of Platoon, Xi Wang, Xiujian Yang, Xiaohan Jia, Shenyi Wang
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: To explore the effect of actual behavior of autonomous vehicular platoon on traffic flow, aiming at the hybrid traffic flow mixed with predecessor following(PF) platoon which is modeled according to the actual control strategy, a hybrid traffic flow model is established based on cellular automata(CA) modeling method. Simulation analysis shows that the effect of platoon characteristics such as time headway, market penetration, platoon size, and control gains on hybrid traffic flow presents coupling and nonlinear properties. The spatiotemporal behavior of hybrid traffic flow with different platoon characteristics is generally much different. Reducing time headway or increasing platoon market penetration …
Dynamic Path Planning For Mobile Robot Based On Rrt* And Dynamic Window Approach,
2024
Nanjing University of Information Science &Technology, Nanjing 210000, China
Dynamic Path Planning For Mobile Robot Based On Rrt* And Dynamic Window Approach, Rui Zhang, Li Zhou, Zhengyang Liu
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: A dynamic path planning method combining RRT* and dynamic window approach(DWA) is proposed to realize the obstacle avoidance of mobile robot in complex environment of dynamic obstacles. Improved RRT* algorithm is used to generate the global optimal safe path based on the known environment information. By eliminating the dangerous nodes generated by RRT* algorithm, the security of global path is ensured. Greedy algorithm is used to remove the redundant nodes in the path to reduce the length of global path. DWA is used to track along the global optimal path planned by the improved RRT* algorithm. When static obstacles …
Collaborative Navigation Method For 5g Cluster Uav Based On Configuration Optimization,
2024
State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210024, China
Collaborative Navigation Method For 5g Cluster Uav Based On Configuration Optimization, Chao Gao, Zheng Huang, Xuan Zhao, Hongxing Wang, Tao Long
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: The existing range based cooperative navigation methods for clustered UAVs generally ignore the impact of space configuration on positioning and energy determination, which makes it difficult to obtain the accurate navigation and positioning results. In view of this, a collaborative navigation method is proposed for 5G clustered UAVs based on spatial configuration optimization. The relative ranging error model of UAVs based on 5G signals in complex environments is constructed, and the optimization strategy for collaborative navigation nodes is established based on the minimum geometric division of precision(GDOP) criterion to achieve the real-time optimization of collaborative navigation spatial configuration; A …
A Multi-Uav Collaborative Priority Coverage Search Algorithm,
2024
School of Communication and Information Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
A Multi-Uav Collaborative Priority Coverage Search Algorithm, Xiang Yu, Qianrui Deng, Sirui Duan, Chen Jiang
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: For the challenges such as large disaster area, uneven distribution of key areas and limited rescue time in emergency rescue, a multi-UAV collaborative priority coverage search algorithm is proposed. The search area is rasterized, and each grid is probabilistically labeled according to the disaster prediction information. The search area is divided into sub-regions of similar size and equal number of UAVs by K-means++ algorithm, and the search starting point of each sub-region is determined based on the clustering center, so that the multiple UAVs can carry out the partition cooperative search of the whole area. The score of each …
Incremental Image Dehazing Algorithm Based On Multiple Transfer Attention,
2024
Zhengzhou Hengda Intelligent Control Technology Company Limited, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Incremental Image Dehazing Algorithm Based On Multiple Transfer Attention, Jinyang Wei, Keping Wang, Yi Yang, Shumin Fei
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: In order to improve the processing ability of the depth-neural network dehazing algorithm to the supplementary data set, and to make the network differently process the image features of different importance to improve the dehazing ability of the network, an incremental dehazing algorithm based on multiple migration of attention is proposed. The teacher's attention generation network in the form of Encoder-Decoder extracts the multiple attention of labels and haze, which is used it as the label of the characteristic migration media network to constrain the network training to form the migration media attention as close as possible to the …
Path Planning Rapid Algorithm Based On Modified Rrt* For Unmanned Surface Vessel,
2024
Naval Submarine Academy, Qingdao 266199, China; Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Qingdao Institute of collaborative innovation, Qingdao 266071, China
Path Planning Rapid Algorithm Based On Modified Rrt* For Unmanned Surface Vessel, Zhaozhen Jiang, Wenlong Wang, Wenqi Sun
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: Aiming at the weak purposiveness of rapidly exploring random tree algorithm in USV path planning, a modified rapid algorithm is proposed. The artificial potential field method is improved and the force analysis in four directions is added to comprehensively calculate the resultant force on USV. The calculation method of steering angle is redefined to avoid entering the local optimal trap and can reach the target point smoothly to obtain an initial path. The initial path is used to set the random point sampling area of rapidly exploring random tree algorithm. By reducing the probability of random points generated in …
Research On Cross-Domain Unmanned Swarm Cooperative Anti-Submarine Search Method,
2024
Air traffic control and navigation college, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an 710051, China; Shaanxi Province Lab. of Meta-synthesis for Electronic & Information System, Xi'an 710051, China
Research On Cross-Domain Unmanned Swarm Cooperative Anti-Submarine Search Method, Ning Wang, Xiaolong Liang, Jiaqiang Zhang, Yueqi Hou, Aiwu Yang
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: For the maritime ASW search, a cross-domain unmanned swarm cooperative search method is proposed in which USVs are used as the communication relay of UAVs. The digital grid map is used to characterize the mission area and the kinematic model of cross-domain platform is constructed. The cooperative method of cross-domain unmanned systems is proposed, and the distributed information fusion mechanism of unmanned systems is designed. The search objective function for heterogeneous platforms is designed to guide the unmanned systems to make real-time decisions in search task. The simulation results show that the proposed method can be effective to the …
Simulation Verification And Decision-Making Key Technologies Of Unmanned Swarm Game Confrontation: A Survey,
2024
Air Traffic Control and Navigation College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an 710051, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Meta-Synthesis for Electronic and Information System, Xi'an 710051, China
Simulation Verification And Decision-Making Key Technologies Of Unmanned Swarm Game Confrontation: A Survey, Xiaolong Liang, Aiwu Yang, Jiaqiang Zhang, Yueqi Hou, Ning Wang, Xiao Huang, Junbin Gong
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: Unmanned swarm game confrontation is a new combat mode and plays a crucial role in intelligent warfare. Its core is the autonomous generation of a series of game confrontation decision sequences to "empower" the swarm. The progress of system simulation verification for the unmanned swarm game confrontation is analyzed. The key technologies of the autonomous decision-making are discussed from three aspects, technology based on expert systems and game theory, technology based on swarm intelligence and optimization theory, and technology based on neural networks and reinforcement learning. The key technology research conducted by the author's team on the autonomous decisionmaking …
Research On Integration Of Virtual-Real Hybrid Simulation Experiment Environment For Unmanned Swarm,
2024
China Academy of Electronic and Information Technology, CETC, Beijing 100041, China
Research On Integration Of Virtual-Real Hybrid Simulation Experiment Environment For Unmanned Swarm, Huijie Yang, Taoshun Xiao, Chen Wu, Lingfeng Guo
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: Constructing the experiment environment and researching the core technology, key equipment and operation theory is the key step for the development of unmanned swarm. Based on the requirement of hybrid simulation environment for unmanned swarm, the elements of the experiment environment are analyzed, and the architecture is proposed, which is composed of common infrastructure, general experiment services, special experiment tools, security and support tool. The key experiment environment integration technology is studied from the aspects of experiment network, model data and experiment application. The feasibility of the method to construct the virtual-real hybrid simulation environment is verified by an …
Mixed-Variable Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm Based On Competitive Coevolution,
2024
Department of System Confrontation and Intelligent Information System, the Third Research Institute of CASIC, Beijing 100074, China
Mixed-Variable Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm Based On Competitive Coevolution, Hu Zhang, Heng Zhang, Zilu Huang, Zhe Wang, Qingpo Fu, Jin Peng, Feng Wang
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: For the current algorithm, it is difficult to obtain the available solution due to the irregularity of problem decision space caused by the numerous mixed variable optimization problems during real industrial applications. The coevolution strategy is introduced and a mixed variable particle swarm optimization algorithm(CCPSO) based on competitive coevolution is proposed. The search direction adjustment mechanism based on tolerance is designed to judge the evolution state of particles, adaptively adjust the search direction of particles, avoid falling into local optimum, and balance the convergence and diversity of the population. The learning object generation mechanism is adopted for each particle …
