{"title":"Flexible job-shop scheduling with limited flexible workers using an improved multiobjective discrete teaching–learning based optimization algorithm","authors":"Shaban Usman, Cong Lu, Guanyang Gao","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09842-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09842-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136154360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bart de Koning, Alexander Heemels, Aurèle Adam, Matthias Möller
{"title":"Gradient descent-based freeform optics design for illumination using algorithmic differentiable non-sequential ray tracing","authors":"Bart de Koning, Alexander Heemels, Aurèle Adam, Matthias Möller","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09841-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09841-9","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Algorithmic differentiable ray tracing is a new paradigm that allows one to solve the forward problem of how light propagates through an optical system while obtaining gradients of the simulation results with respect to parameters specifying the optical system. Specifically, the use of algorithmically differentiable non-sequential ray tracing provides an opportunity in the field of illumination engineering to design complex optical system. We demonstrate its potential by designing freeform lenses that project a prescribed irradiance distribution onto a plane. The challenge consists in finding a suitable surface geometry of the lens so that the light emitted by a light source is redistributed into a desired irradiance distribution. We discuss the crucial steps allowing the non-sequential ray tracer to be differentiable. The obtained gradients are used to optimize the geometry of the freeform, and we investigate the effectiveness of adding a multi-layer perceptron neural network to the optimization that outputs parameters defining the freeform lens. Lenses are designed for various sources such as collimated beams or point sources, and finally, a grid of point sources approximating an extended source. The obtained lens designs are finally validated using the commercial non-sequential ray tracer LightTools.","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136310950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Kůdela, J. Suja, R. Šomplák, J. Pluskal, D. Hrabec
{"title":"Optimal control of combined heat and power station operation","authors":"J. Kůdela, J. Suja, R. Šomplák, J. Pluskal, D. Hrabec","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09848-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09848-2","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Combined heat and power stations have become one of the most utilized units of district heating systems. These stations usually contain several boilers for burning fossil fuels and renewable resources used for heating up steam, which can be used either for residential and commercial heating or electricity generation. To ensure efficiency, a boiler should either run continuously (for at least a given period) on a power output higher than a given threshold or switch off. The optimal control of the plant operations should combine an efficient setup for the turbine and boilers in operation, reflecting the demand for steam and the price of electricity, and a schedule that describes which boilers should be in operation at a given time. This paper proposes a method for optimal control of combined heat and power station operation for a given time horizon. The method is based on a two-level approach. The lower-level models correspond to finding the optimal setup of the combined heat and power station parameters for an hourly demand for different kinds of steam. The upper-level model corresponds to the optimal schedule of the operations of the individual boilers, which is planned for the entire time horizon. The lower-level model is modeled as a mixed-integer linear programming problem and is solved using parametric programming. A dynamic programming algorithm solves the upper-level model with a rolling horizon. The validity of the proposed method and its computational complexity for different granularity of the time horizon, different ranges of the parameters, varying demand for various kinds of steam, and varying electricity prices are investigated in a case study. The presented approach can be readily applied to other control problems with a similar structure.","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135741599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of explicit energy bounds in optimization of 3D elastic structures","authors":"Krešimir Burazin, Ivana Crnjac","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09840-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09840-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135982187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A taxonomy of constraints in black-box simulation-based optimization","authors":"Sébastien Le Digabel, Stefan M. Wild","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09839-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09839-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136192084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Harbir Antil, D. Kouri, Denis Ridzal, David B. Robinson, M. Salloum
{"title":"Uniform flow in axisymmetric devices through permeability optimization","authors":"Harbir Antil, D. Kouri, Denis Ridzal, David B. Robinson, M. Salloum","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09820-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09820-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49659659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-objective structural optimization of vehicle wheels: a method for preliminary design","authors":"P. Stabile, F. Ballo, M. Gobbi, G. Previati","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09833-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09833-9","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The paper proposes an optimization procedure to be adopted by wheels design engineers for the identification of preliminary solutions to design lightweight and safe wheels. In particular, decisions related to the sizing of the wheel rim, to the number and type of spokes and to the spokes structural layout are addressed. The process relies on the combination of a simplified finite element model of the tire/wheel assembly and artificial neural networks used for global approximation, within a multi-objective optimization framework. Mass and compliance of the wheel are minimized at the same time, with constraints on structural safety and manufacturing. The method is applied to the preliminary design of the wheel of a lightweight electric vehicle specifically designed for energy efficiency competitions and allows to derive simple and general design guidelines for developing efficient products.","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135420062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Takeoff optimisation of coaxial compound helicopter with uncertainty quantification","authors":"Yanqin Zhao, Ye Yuan, Renliang Chen","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09832-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09832-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45703268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tushar Rathi, Rishabh Gupta, J. M. Pinto, Qi Zhang
{"title":"Enhancing explainability of stochastic programming solutions via scenario and recourse reduction","authors":"Tushar Rathi, Rishabh Gupta, J. M. Pinto, Qi Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09825-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09825-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44433775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Pursiheimo, Dennis Sundell, J. Kiviluoma, Helmi Hankimaa
{"title":"Predicer: abstract stochastic optimisation model framework for multi-market operation","authors":"E. Pursiheimo, Dennis Sundell, J. Kiviluoma, Helmi Hankimaa","doi":"10.1007/s11081-023-09824-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-023-09824-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56141,"journal":{"name":"Optimization and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43329673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}