Keyword: engineering

Found 905 papers in total
A three step quadratically convergent version of primal affine scaling method
1997,
In this paper we consider the primal affine scaling method and show that,...
Optimal control of sprinklers in compartment fires
1997,
There is no doubt that increased application of sprinkler protection through a...
Winter gritting in the Province of Antwerp: A combined location and routing problem
1996,
The problem of winter gritting, which involves salt spreading to ensure the safety of...
On mobile robots flow in locally uniform networks
1997,
In a mobile robot flow network different levels of flow intensity exist between the...
A concurrent engineering decision model: Parallel running of activities linked through information flows
1996,
Management of information flow is a basic tool for controlling project activities. In...
Simultaneous determination of the cutting speed and lot size values in machining systems
1995,
This paper presents an iterative procedure for the simultaneous determination of the...
A bicriterial optimization problem of antenna design
1997,
In this paper we consider a special optimization problem with two objectives which...
Alternative manufacturing sequences and tolerance buildup: a point of view and a case study
1997,
We consider alternative sequences of operations for manufacturing a given part. Within...
Optimal design of accelerated degradation tests for estimating mean lifetime at the use condition
1997,
In an accelerated degradation test, higher-than-normal stress levels are employed to...
Design of engineering systems using stochastic decomposition: Water supply planning application
1996,
To effectively design engineering systems, the future operation of the system which...
An efficient algorithm for optimal generation mix taking into account fuzziness of decision-making and planning parameters
1994,
This paper presents an efficient computational algorithm for selecting the optimal...
Assessing success factors for implementing CE: A case study in Hong Kong electronics industry by AHP
1997,
This paper examines and evaluates strategic and operational level success factors,...
Sparse matrix algorithm for minimum weight design of large structures
1996,
Exploiting the zeros inside the sparse global stiffness matrix of a large space...
The Explicit Approximation Method for design optimization problems with implicit constraints
1996,
The Explicit Approximation Method for design optimization problems with implicit...
Optimal structural topology design using the homogenization method with multiple constraints
1996,
In applications of the homogenization method for optimal structural topology design...
A note on weighted criteria methods for compromise solutions in multi-objective optimization
1996,
A common multi-objective optimization approach forms the objective function from...
A quasi-Monte Carlo method for multicriteria design optimization
1996,
The Quasi-Random Weighed Criteria method is proposed for multicriteria design...
Multicriteria optimization of anti-lock braking system control algorithms
1996,
Controller design for vehicle anti-lock brake systems (ABS) requires consideration of...
Effective scaling procedures for approximate structural optimization
1996,
Improved approximations of displacements and stresses, achieved by the following types...
Identifying controlling features of engineering design iteration
1997,
Engineering design often involves a very complex set of relationships among a large...
The reasons for applying expert systems for fault diagnosis in hydrauli0c systems and the expert system HydroPro.
1997,
Expert systems are becoming one of the main approaches in solving engineering...
A general discrete-time dynamic-programming model for the opportunistic replacement policy and its application to ball-bearing systems
1995,
A general discrete-time, stochastic, dynamic-programming model of opportunistic...
Smoothing point processes as a means to increase throughput
1995,
Unlike the leaky-bucket scheme which regulates the input rate, the filters studied in...
Engineering applications of operations research
1994,
The need for operations research techniques is often felt in engineering design. While...
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