Manpower supply planning for aircraft line maintenance under stochastic incidents

We plan the manpower supply for aircraft line maintenance, taking into account two types of stochastic incidents: manpower demands for a flight and the number of aircraft needing to be serviced at one time. The problem is solved to find the shift and maintenance group combinations best suited for the given airline. The optimal aircraft maintenance certification for a crew is also analyzed to improve the entire manpower structure. In addition, the addition of temporary manpower required for actual daily operations is also considered as a part of understanding the total manpower utilized in actual operations. An integrated method including scenario generation and a stochastic model is developed to deal with the problem. Finally, we perform a case study based on operating data obtained from a major airline in Taiwan. The results and findings are compared with the airline’s current manpower plan in the discussion, and suggestions for improvement are made.     

Some picture fuzzy Bonferroni mean operators with their application to multicriteria decision making

In this paper, we extend the Bonferroni mean (BM) operator with the picture fuzzy numbers (PFNs) to propose novel picture fuzzy aggregation operators and demonstrate their application to multicriteria decision making (MCDM). On the basis of the algebraic operational rules of PFNs and BM, we introduce some aggregation operators: the picture fuzzy Bonferroni mean, the picture fuzzy normalized weighted Bonferroni mean, and the picture fuzzy ordered weighted Bonferroni mean. Then, a new picture fuzzy MCDM method is proposed with the help of the proposed operators. Lastly, a practical application of proposed model is given to verify the developed model and related results of the proposed model is compared with the results of the existing models to indicate its applicability.     

Design standardization of unit operations for reducing the capital intensity and cost of small-scale chemical processes

A methodology is proposed to reduce the cost and capital intensity of small-scale chemical processes by creating new opportunities for economies of numbers through standardizing the equipment designs across multiple processes. We depart from asynchronous design of single-processes and adopt a common-functionality based simultaneous design of multiple processes that use similar unit operations. A generalized cost function is used to appropriately balance the trade-offs between economies of scale and economies of numbers. An optimization-based framework for design standardization is developed and illustrated using two case studies. The first involves the simultaneous synthesis of methanol and ammonia processes, and the second addresses the optimal synthesis of multi-column natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation processes for different natural gas sources. We observe that considerable reduction in capital intensity of small-scale processes is possible through equipment standardization.     

基于模糊数和AHP的数控机床可靠性分配方法

针对层次分析法(AHP)处理可靠性分配问题时存在的局限性,将直觉梯形模糊数与层次分析法相结合,提出了一种新的数控机床可靠性分配方法。在确定影响机床可靠性分配的重要因素种类及分配原则后,利用层次分析法确定数控机床可靠性分配问题的层次模型和可靠性分配中影响因素的重要性权重。运用直觉梯形模糊数准确表达出模糊信息和专家意见,最终确定子系统在可靠性分配中的分配比例。以一数控机床为例,通过和层次分析法进行对比,证明了该方法的有效性。     

论组合数行列式

组合数是基础数的概念,被普遍的使用.由组合数构成的行列式具有特色.本文研究了组合数行列式的独特、奇妙的性质,并给出了严密的证明。     

磁阻式旋转变压器极槽配合研究

磁阻式旋转变压器主要用于伺服控制系统中,针对极槽配合方式选择的问题,将信号绕组极对数引入到正弦绕组匝数计算中,推导出磁阻式旋转变压器定子齿数、信号绕组极对数和转子极对数之间的配合关系,并通过有限元仿真和样机试验验证了极槽配合方式的可行性。由极槽配合方法,信号绕组的极对等于转子极同一个定子可以与不同     

Smooth penalty function method for rigorous optimization of distillation processes

Integer decisions on stage numbers and feed locations, and global optimality are still challenging for rigorous optimization of distillation processes. In the present article, we propose a smooth penalty function method to address both these problems. The proposed method is based on the relaxation of the integer decision problem into continuous nonlinear programming (NLP) problem by adopting the bypass efficiency model developed by Dowling and Biegler. A smooth penalty term (SPT) is proposed and added to the total annual cost (TAC) function to form a new objective function, namely, the smooth penalty function. Using the new objective function, the problem is initially solved with negative weight coefficients for the SPTs regarding each column section to get an optimum near the global optimum of the SPT. Then, starting from this solution, the problem is solved again iteratively by increasing the values of the weight coefficients until all the stage numbers become integers. The performance of the method is validated by an illustrating problem and in three case studies, including a reactive distillation optimization problem.     

舰载导弹配送路径决策模糊熵物元模型

为确定舰载导弹配送路径的最佳方案,构建一种舰载导弹配送路径的综合物元决策模型。将模糊数学、物元分析、熵及灰色关联度等理论有机结合,在考虑影响目标决策的多种因素的基础上得到备选路径决策方案的模糊关联熵物元,并进行实例分析。分析结果证明:该物元模型清晰简洁,能为指挥决策者提供一种快速有效的辅助决策手段。     

Fullerene Single Crystals: Structure and Electronic Properties

Abstract

This work covers an advanced investigation of the single crystal growth process for fullerenic materials and the contribution of Raman and IR spectroscopy to the understanding of the fcc high temperature rotor phase and the low temperature sc ratchet phase of pristine C₆₀. In addition substantial research contributions to the understanding of alkali metal doped fullerenes are presented.

Alkali metal doped crystals are studied with particular attention to the line broadening in the superconducting A ₃C₆₀ phase and to the phases with stoichiometry A₁C₆₀. For the former electron-phonon coupling constants could be determined for all fivefold degenerated gerade modes and a total coupling strenght of λ = 0.90 was found. For the latter the different experimental conditions for obtaining the phase separated intermediate state or alternatively the orthorhombic polymeric state are analysed. Vibrational spectra for the polymeric state obtained from phototransformation and from mono alkali metal doping are found to be characteristically different, mainly with respect to the intensity of the Raman or IR response. Finally, research results obtained from the single crystals by various other techniques like thermal expansion or low frequency elastic deformation are summarized.