Q. Dang, T. Bourdeaud'huy, K. Mesghouni, A. Toguyéni
{"title":"Low-Level Modeling for Routing and Scheduling Trains through Busy Railway Stations with Expandable Coupling/Decoupling Mechanism","authors":"Q. Dang, T. Bourdeaud'huy, K. Mesghouni, A. Toguyéni","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.763","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract—This paper studies train routing and scheduling problem for busy railway stations. The train routing problem is to assign each train to a route through the railway station and to a platform in the station. The train scheduling problem is to determine timing and ordering plans for all trains on the assigned train routes. Our objective is to allow trains to be routed in dense areas that are reaching saturation. Unlike traditional methods that allocate all resources to setup a route for a train until the route is freed, our work focuses on the use of resources as trains progress through the railway node. This technique allows a larger number of trains to be routed simultaneously in a railway node and thus reduces their current saturation. In this paper, we consider that trains can be coupled or decoupled and trains can pass through the railway station without stopping at any platform. To deal with this problem, this study proposes an abstract model and a mixed-integer linear programming formulation to solve it. The method is illustrated on a didactic example.","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117066832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mathematical and Computer Models of Settlements of Political Conflicts and Problems of Optimization of Resources","authors":"T. Chilachava, G. Pochkhua","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.760","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.760","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract—Nonlinear mathematical models of economic cooperation between two politically (non-military confrontation) mutually opposing sides (two countries or a country and its legal region) are proposed, which consider economic cooperation between parts of the population of the sides, aimed at rapprochement of the sides and peaceful settlement of conflicts. Mathematical models imply that the process of economic cooperation is free of political pressure, that is, the governments of opposing and external sides do not interfere in this process. With some dependencies between constant model coefficients, the first integrals and exact analytical solutions are found. A theorem has been proven to optimize (minimize) the financial resources at which economic cooperation can peacefully resolve political conflict (in the mathematical model we assume that the conflict is resolved if at the same time more than half of the population of both sides support the process of economic cooperation, which promotes political reconciliation). In general, with the variable coefficients of the mathematical model, a computer simulation in the MATLAB software environment was performed to numerically solve the Cauchy problem for a nonlinear dynamic system. Numerical solutions have been obtained, and appropriate graphs have been built. The minimum values of model coefficients (control parameters; optimization of financial resources) under which conflict resolution is possible have been found.","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126692256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Method for the Kinematic Analysis of the Vehicle Axle Guiding Mechanisms","authors":"C. Alexandru","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.759","url":null,"abstract":"This article deals with the development of an analytical method for the kinematic analysis of the axle guiding mechanisms that are commonly used to guide the rear axles of commercial and off-road vehicles. The method can be applied / adapted for most types of axle guiding mechanisms (at least those commonly used). Unlike the most existing kinematic analysis methods, which involve the development and solving of nonlinear equation systems, with the subsequent disadvantages, the method proposed here is based on linear systems, which are easy to solve. The computation program was developed by using the programming environment Borland Delphi.","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"547 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116712939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation of Roller Bearings Manufacturing Cost by Causal Identification and Comparative Assessment – Case Study Performed on Industrial Data","authors":"G. Frumuşanu, C. Afteni, V. Păunoiu","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.757","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115869798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Design for Aerial Robotsto Enhance Flight Performance","authors":"Bahador Beigomi, A. Banazadeh","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.752","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127802286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neutrosophic Theory Applied in the Multi Objectives Optimization of the Robot’s Joints Accelerations with the Virtual LabVIEW Instrumentation","authors":"A. Olaru, S. Olaru, Niculae Mihai, N. Šmídová","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.751","url":null,"abstract":"One of the most important problem to solve in the robots Kinematics and Dynamics is analyze of the joint’s angular and linear accelerations. Because the movements of the robot’s bodies going in the 3D space, the mathematical algorithm must be written in the complex matrix form. The paper show how some cases of the trapezoidal relatives’ velocities characteristics in a joints determine the variation of the acceleration’s vectors in the 3D space. The maximal values of these variations of the angular and linear accelerations influence the variation of the moments and forces. The analyze was made by using the Neutrosophic theory and vitual LabVIEW instrumentation. In a literature are described some methods of the assisted analyze of the acceleration without show the used mathematical model, without one critical analyze of the cases that must be avoid and finally without some conclusions for the researchers. The paper shown all LabVIEW virtual instruments (VI) used for this assisted research. By solving the assisted research of the acceleration will be open the way to the assisted research of the robots’ dynamic behavior, to choose the optimal constructive and functional parameters (dimensions of the bodies, simultaneously, successive or complex configurations of the movements in the robot’s joints, optimal values of the constant relative joint’s velocities, etc.) of the robots to obtain the minimum variation of the forces and moments. The method that was shown in the paper solves one small part of the complex problems of the robot’s kinematics and dynamics.","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125666856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New 19 Axes Single-Processor System, for Door Moldings Manufacturing","authors":"P. Badescu, N. Mihai","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.755","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127377587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Comparison in the Optimisation of a Parallel Robot Using Particle Swarm Optimisation","authors":"C. Boanta, C. Brisan","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.753","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127471414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Scalable Interactive Mixed Reality Escape Room Simulation for Anatomy Learning","authors":"Xi Guo, Dai Rees, Mark Richards","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.744","url":null,"abstract":"Escape Room is an adventure game usually used for team building but can also be used to enhance group learning experiences, as teams need to solve problems to escape a locked room. Immersive technology such as Mixed Reality (MR) makes it possible to enhance users’ experience of physical escape rooms with rich digital context. However, most MR designs require special equipment or applications to be installed and it is problematic to make the system scalable. While, most commercial products are used for entertainment purposes; in this paper, a scalable interactive MR escape room simulation for anatomy learning is introduced. This paper outlines the background, design concepts, implementation and test result. It demonstrates how to make good use of MR technology in a standard classroom setting, whilst combining the learning resources with an escape room game to provide a better learning experience in human anatomy.","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"215 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122173711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementing Discrete Control for the Horizontal Positioning of an Industrial Manipulator Using MATLAB","authors":"I. Clitan, V. Muresan, M. Abrudean, A. Clitan","doi":"10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7763/ijmo.2020.v10.750","url":null,"abstract":"The presented paper descries the implementation of a discrete control law, for an industrial manipulator, using MATLAB as computer software. The software implementation is done in order to test the overall performances of the discrete control law, since the on-site testing is not possible due tot the continuous functioning of the industrial manipulator as an unloading billets machine from a rotary hearth furnace, part of the hot rolling process. First, the magnitude optimum criterion, the Kessler variant, is applied as tuning method for the industrial manipulator’s positioning system since the continuous model is already known, due to prior research. Further, the discrete control is derived from the pulse transfer function yielded from digitizing the continuous control. The discrete control law is implemented as a discrete control structure using unit delay blocks and as a dependency law using the MATLAB function block. The overall performances are tested, and they meet the performance expected by Kessler's tuning method.","PeriodicalId":134487,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Modeling and Optimization","volume":"140 11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128999119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}