An order-picking operations system for managing the batching activities in a warehouse

Nowadays, customer orders with high product variety in small quantities are often received and requested for timely delivery. However, the order-picking process is a labour-intensive and costly activity to handle those small orders separately. In such cases, small orders are often grouped into batches so that two or more orders can be served at once to increase the picking efficiency and thus reduce the travel distance. In this paper, an order-picking operations system (OPOS) is proposed to assist the formulation of an order-picking plan and batch-handling sequence. The study integrates a mathematical model and fuzzy logic technique to divide the receiving orders into batches and prioritise the batch-handling sequence for picking, respectively. Through the proposed system, the order-picking process can be managed as batches with common picking locations to minimise the travel distance, and the batch-picking sequence can be determined as well. To demonstrate the use of the system, a case study in a third-party logistics warehouse is presented, and the result shows that both the order-picking activity and labour utilisation can be better organised.     

Phase evolution and thermophysical properties of high-entropy RE2(Y0.2Yb0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2Ce0.2)2O7 oxides

Pursuing novel thermal barrier–coating materials with lower thermal conductivity and high-temperature stability can simultaneously improve the working efficiency and service temperature of a gas turbine. In this study, a series of high-entropy RE₂(Y_0.2Yb_0.2Nb_0.2Ta_0.2Ce_0.2)₂O₇ (RE = La, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, and Er) oxides were prepared though solid-state reaction. Through tuning the rare-earth cations, an order–disorder transition occurs from certain partially ordered weberite structure (C222₁) to disordered defective fluorite structure (Fm$\overline{3}$m). All the high-entropy RE₂(Y_0.2Yb_0.2Nb_0.2Ta_0.2Ce_0.2)₂O₇ oxides possess low thermal conductivity in the range of 0.91–1.34 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ at room temperature, which can be attributed to increased lattice anharmonicity and disorder, resulting in additional phonon scattering. Herein, we proved that the incorporation of heterovalent cations at B-sites in high-entropy A₂B₂O₇ crystals is an effective strategy to reduce the thermal conductivity without compromising the decrease of oxygen vacancy. Moreover, the high-entropy RE₂(Y_0.2Yb_0.2Nb_0.2Ta_0.2Ce_0.2)₂O₇ oxides show the relatively higher thermal expansion coefficients of 10.3–10.7 × 10⁻⁶°C⁻¹ and excellent phase stability at elevated temperatures.     

Reduced order modeling & controller design for mass transfer in a grain storage system

This paper considers the problem of simulating the humidity distributions of a grain storage system. The distributions are described by partial differential equations (PDE). It is quite difficult to obtain the humidity profiles from the PDE model. Hence, a discretization method is applied to obtain an equivalent ordinary differential equation model. However, after applying the discretization technique, the cost of solving the system increases as the size increases to a few thousands. It may be noted that after discretization, the degree of freedom of the system remain the same while the order increases. The large dynamic model is reduced using a proper orthogonal decomposition based technique and an equivalent model but of much reduced size is obtained. A controller based on optimal control theory is designed to obtain an input such that the output humidity reaches a desired profile and also its stability is analyzed. Numerical results are presented to show the validity of the reduced model and possible further extensions are identified.     

基于中文陈述句灵活语序的Lambek演算

目前,自然语言处理已从句法、词法层面走向轻量级语义层面。针对中文陈述句的自然语言处理,传统Lambek演算无法解决中文陈述句灵活语序的问题,而现有的方法加入模态词、新连接词等后,又进一步增加了已经是NP-hard的Lambek演算的复杂性,因此并不适合计算机的相关处理。基于此,采用加标动词匹配的Lambek演算对中文陈述句灵活语序进行处理。加标动词匹配算法的时间复杂度低,使得计算机及其程序能有效地对中文陈述句灵活语序进行处理,并能通过Curry-Howard对应理论与λ-演算引入轻量级语义处理。     

基于LS-SVM逆系统的无轴承异步电机解耦控制

无轴承异步电机具有非线性、多变量和强耦合的特点,要实现电机稳定悬浮和旋转运行,必须对其进行非线性动态解耦控制。为了克服逆系统方法精确建模难的局限性,采用基于最小二乘支持向量机(LS-SVM)α阶逆系统方法对无轴承异步电机进行动态解耦控制的研究。首先利用最小二乘支持向量机辨识出无轴承异步电机的逆模型,然后将它串联在原系统前,将无轴承异步电机解耦成四个独立的伪线性子系统-2个径向位移子系统、一个速度子系统和一个磁链子系统。为保证鲁棒性能,最后对解耦后的系统采用非线性内模控制策略。研究表明,LS-SVMα阶逆系统方法能够实现无轴承异步电机径向悬浮力和旋转力之间的动态解耦控制,控制系统具有良好的静态和动态性能。     

基于SAP的云铜销售管理系统

使用SAPERP整体解决方案作为企业信息化的基础平台,是企业信息化最重要的方法之一．它的特点是内涵行业最佳解决方案作为主要功能,通过参数配置及少量二次开发实现企业的个性化管理功能,可实现企业高度集成的ERP系统．本文通过SAPSD销售模块在大型铜冶炼企业的应用实践,论述销售业务分析、SAPSD模块及术语说明、系统设计和后台配置技术,以及配套的MES功能等．并对系统上线应用作了总结．     

多项式方程区间内求根基于R2空间的3次裁剪方法

多项式方程的求根问题在求交、最近距离计算等方面有着广泛的应用.3次裁剪求根方法充分利用了Bernstein基函数较好的计算稳定性,避免了数值迭代求解的不稳定性,同时具有4次收敛的速度.不同于传统的基于R1空间内的3次裁剪方法,提出了基于R2空间内的3次裁剪方法.首先引入R2空间中一条曲线(t,f(t)),在该曲线给定的区间上选取3个点,并计算这3个点及其对应的切向;然后求解3次多项式曲线Ai(u),满足同时插值这3个点及其中2个点处的切向;最后选择适当的重新参数化函数φ(t),使得Ai(φ(t))和f(t)之间具有5次逼近阶.若给定的参数区间Φ充分小,A1(φ(t))和A2(φ(t))可以在区间Φ内直接包住f(t),从而节省了用于求解包围多项式的大量计算.实例结果表明,该方法具有更好的逼近效果、更快的收敛速度和更高的计算效率.     

基于逐次散射法的海洋-大气矢量辐射传输模式

首先推导了粗糙洋面双向偏振反射模型pBRDF(Bidirectional Polarized Reflectance Distribution Function),并将其与SOSVRT(Successive Order of Scattering Radiative Transfer)矢量辐射传输模式耦合,建立了海洋-大气耦合的矢量辐射传输模式,并对该耦合模式的模拟结果与前人模拟结果进行对比,验证了该耦合模式的可靠性与有效性。不同大气和洋面状态、不同高度的主平面内辐射强度和偏振度的模拟结果表明:pBRDF模型可以很好地模拟不同风速下洋面的偏振反射分布特征;洋面在特定角度具有很高的偏振度,并对大气顶的偏振辐射有很大影响。因此,该耦合模式可以更准确地处理辐射光谱在海洋-大气两种介质间的传输问题,对矢量辐射传输、大气遥感问题的研究有重要意义。     

Modeling the curing kinetics for a modified bismaleimide resin using isothermal DSC

The kinetics of curing for a modified bismaleimide (BMI) resin was investigated to ascertain a suitable cure model for the material. The resin system used in this study was composed of 4,4′‐bismaleimidodiphenylmethane (BMIM) and 0,0′‐diallyl bisphenol A (DABPA, DABA). The BMIM was the base monomer and the DABPA was the modified agent. A series of isothermal DSC runs provided information about the kinetics of cure in the temperature range 170–220°C. Regardless of the different temperatures, the shape of the conversion curves was similar, and this modified BMI resin system underwent an nth‐order cure reaction. Kinetic parameters of this BMI resin system, including the reaction model, activation energy, and frequency factor, were calculated. From the experimental data, it was found that the cure kinetics of this resin system can be characterized by a first‐order kinetic model. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 3338–3342, 2004     

三阶非线性光学玻璃材料的研究进展

评述了三阶非线性光学玻璃材料的种类、制备方法、基本特性及评价体系、非线性现象的起源、基本原理,几种典型非线性光学材料的潜在应用。简要介绍了该领域国内外的最新研究成果,重点阐述了掺杂CdS,PbS,Au等量子点尺寸、量子点玻璃微结构与光学和非线性光学性质的关系。评述了掺CdS、PbS这两种典型半导体量子点玻璃材料在光波导和激光饱和吸收器等领域的研究进展。指出在掺杂易极化金属,如;Pb,Bi,Nb等纳米团簇,掺杂半导体元素,如:Ge,Si等纳米团簇,掺杂Ⅴ-Ⅵ族半导体化合物,如:In_2Se_3,Bi_2S_3等纳米团簇量子点玻璃中,会有大的量子尺寸效应和非线性光学效应。