Keyword: engineering

Found 905 papers in total
Optimal design of heat-integrated multipurpose batch facilities with economic savings in utilities: A mixed integer mathematical formulation
Optimal design of heat-integrated multipurpose batch facilities with economic savings in utilities: A mixed integer mathematical formulation
2003,
The increasing importance of utilities rationalization is an aspect that must be...
A swarm metaphor for multiobjective design optimization
A swarm metaphor for multiobjective design optimization
2002,
This paper presents a new optimization algorithm to solve multiobjective design...
Global optimization for signomial discrete programming problems in engineering design
Global optimization for signomial discrete programming problems in engineering design
2002,
This paper proposes a novel method to solve signomial discrete programming (SDP)...
An interactive multiobjective optimization design strategy for decision based multidisciplinary design
An interactive multiobjective optimization design strategy for decision based multidisciplinary design
2002,
This research focuses on Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization (MDO) of large...
A socio-behavioural simulation model for engineering design optimization
A socio-behavioural simulation model for engineering design optimization
2002,
This paper proposes a method for solving single objective constrained optimization...
Optimum design of component tolerances of assemblies using constraint networks
Optimum design of component tolerances of assemblies using constraint networks
2003,
This paper proposes an efficient algorithm for optimum allocation of tolerances among...
Comparative study between the heuristic algorithm and the optimization technique for vehicle routing and scheduling in a solid waste collection system
Comparative study between the heuristic algorithm and the optimization technique for vehicle routing and scheduling in a solid waste collection system
2002,
Effective operation of a solid waste management program is a challenge to...
A variation-based method for product family design
A variation-based method for product family design
2002,
Product family design entails all of the challenges of product design while adding the...
Architectural layout design optimization
Architectural layout design optimization
2002,
This article presents an optimization model of the quantifiable aspects of...
Interactive design optimization of architectural layouts
Interactive design optimization of architectural layouts
2002,
Many areas of design involve both quantifiable and subjective goals, preferences, and...
Inverse design techniques for improving composite prosthetic devices
Inverse design techniques for improving composite prosthetic devices
2002,
The design and performance of composite prosthetic devices can be improved by...
A technique to achieve maximal manufacturing yield in engineering design
A technique to achieve maximal manufacturing yield in engineering design
2002,
Techniques to maximize manufacturing yield of an engineering design for mass...
Parameter identification of autonomous vehicles using multi-objective optimization
Parameter identification of autonomous vehicles using multi-objective optimization
2002,
In order to properly operate an autonomous vehicle navigation system, it is important...
A solution procedure for a pattern sequencing problem as part of a one-dimensional cutting stock problem in the steel industry
A solution procedure for a pattern sequencing problem as part of a one-dimensional cutting stock problem in the steel industry
2002,
To cut reinforcing bars for concrete buildings, machines are used which have...
Optimizing color picture tubes by high-cost nonlinear programming
Optimizing color picture tubes by high-cost nonlinear programming
2002,
In this paper we discuss the application of optimization techniques for the design of...
The impact of design approximations on the operational performance of an irrigation scheme: A case study in Malaysia
The impact of design approximations on the operational performance of an irrigation scheme: A case study in Malaysia
1996,
A method is presented to analyse the impact of the selection of the size of irrigation...
Layout visualisation of technological contours of harbour management systems
Layout visualisation of technological contours of harbour management systems
2000,
The paper presents methods of layout visualisation used in a methodology designing...
Scheduling railway traffic at a construction site
Scheduling railway traffic at a construction site
2002,
We consider the problem of rescheduling trains in the case where one track of a...
Effects of road geometry and traffic volumes on rural roadway accident rates
Effects of road geometry and traffic volumes on rural roadway accident rates
2002,
This paper revisits the question of the relationship between rural road geometric...
A note on highway capacity
A note on highway capacity
2001,
This note shows that on a homogeneous, uninterrupted flow highway there can be three...
A continuum theory for the flow of pedestrians
A continuum theory for the flow of pedestrians
2002,
The equations of motion governing the two-dimensional flow of pedestrians are derived...
A continuous-time model of departure time choice for urban shopping trips
A continuous-time model of departure time choice for urban shopping trips
2002,
This paper proposes a continuous-time hazard duration model for urban shopping trip...
Clear zone requirements based on horizontal sight distance considerations
Clear zone requirements based on horizontal sight distance considerations
2001,
This paper demonstrates how to approximate the boundary of the clear zone adjacent to...
A model for calculating optimal vertical alignments of interchanges
A model for calculating optimal vertical alignments of interchanges
2001,
In this paper we propose a model to calculate an optimal vertical alignment of an...
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