Airline planning and scheduling: Models and solution methodologies

The airline industry is a representative industry with high cost and low profitability. Therefore, airlines should carefully plan their schedules to ensure that overall profit is maximized. We review the literature on airline planning and scheduling and focus on mathematical formulations and solution methodologies. Our research framework is anchored on three major problems in the airline scheduling, namely, fleet assignment, aircraft routing, and crew scheduling. General formulation, widely used solution approaches, and important extensions are presented for each problem and integrated problems. We conclude the review by identifying promising areas for further research.     

Propagation and termination of an internal crack in continuously cast austenitic stainless steel analyzed by ∑ values and the Schmid factor

The formation mechanism of an internal crack was clarified from the viewpoint of the crystallography and thermal expansion. An inverse pole figure map obtained by EBSD pattern showed that the crack propagated along the grain boundaries having high ∑ values within the columnar zone. After the crack initiation, these positions were considered to undergo cracking followed by propagation toward the equiaxed side. Near the termination position, the grains ahead of crack propagation had a Schmid factor higher than 0.45 consuming elastic strain energy. Thermal expansion measurements showed that the grain with (0 0 1) orientation had the largest expansion while that with (0 1 1) the smallest. The grain boundaries neighboring the combination of (0 0 1) and (0 1 1) grains had the largest thermal stress. Therefore, thermal stress contributed to the initiation of cracking. It was thus proposed to enlarge the equiaxed zone to prevent cracking by discontinuing the crack propagation.     

机电复合作用下发电电动机磁极连接线建模及应力分析

针对抽水蓄能机组发电电动机转子磁极连接线现有设计校核往往仅考虑单一机械应力作用,提出计及机端短路故障的机电复合作用下发电电动机磁极连接线建模及应力分析方法。首先,基于有限元方法建立某抽水蓄能机组发电电动机转子结构有限元模型,得到磁极连接线不同工况下单一机械应力结果,然后建立机端三相短路故障下发电电动机电磁场有限元模型,得到计及故障下电磁力作用的机电复合应力结果。结果表明,磁极连接线飞逸工况下承受机械应力约为额定工况时的2倍,电磁力对磁极连接线不同区域影响不均,受力方向和大小的变化规律与机械应力不同,机电复合作用下会造成磁极连接线局部应力激增。     

Revisiting the Parallel Strategy for DOACROSS Loops

Journal of Computer Science and Technology - DOACROSS loops are significant parts in many important scientific and engineering applications, which are generally exploited pipeline/wave-front...     

Calculation of the Characteristics of Salient‐Pole Synchronous Machines Assisted by Permanent Magnets on the Basis of the Operating Principle

In this study we investigate a method for accurately calculating the characteristics of salient‐pole synchronous machines assisted by permanent magnets. First, the operating principle of the machines is investigated by using both finite element analysis and a simple magnetic circuit. Then, a theoretical representation of the assist effect on the permanent magnets is derived based on the magnetic circuit. Finally, the measured and calculated results are compared in order to confirm the validity of the proposed calculation method. We show that the load characteristics of the proposed machine can be accurately estimated from the no‐load and short‐circuit characteristics of the conventional machine without permanent magnets, and the size and magnetization of the inserted permanent magnets.     

A prediction-based dynamic file assignment strategy for parallel file systems

Nowadays, the rapid development of the internet calls for a high performance file system, and a lot of efforts have already been devoted to the issue of assigning nonpartitioned files in a parallel file system with the aim of pursuing a prompt response to requests. Yet most of the existing strategies still fail to bring about an optimal performance on system mean response time metrics, and new strategies which can achieve better performance in terms of mean response time become indispensable for parallel file systems. This paper, while addressing the issue of assigning nonpartitioned files in parallel file systems where the file accesses exhibit Poisson arrival rates and fixed service times, presents an on-line file assignment strategy, named prediction-based dynamic file assignment (PDFA), to minimize the mean response time among disks under different workload conditions, and a comparison of the PDFA with the well-known file assignment algorithms, such as HP and SOR. Comprehensive experimental results show that PDFA is able to improve the performance consistently in terms of mean response time among all algorithms for comparison.     

Posture Control for Personal Mobility Robot Using Feedback Compensation with Unstable Pole

This paper presents a novel posture control approach using feedback compensation with an unstable pole. For a narrow and small personal mobility robot (PMR), this is needed in order to control its posture for achieving quick turning and high acceleration. However, in the conventional control approach that uses the posture angle as a controlled variable, the zero moment point (ZMP) does not settle to the desired point in the following cases: an unknown disturbance force given to the PMR, a fluctuation in the center of gravity of the PMR, and a change in the conditions between the tires and the road surface. In this paper, a novel control method using feedback compensation with an unstable pole is proposed to achieve the desired ZMP in the steady state. The proposed controller changes the control input for the actuator of posture control to zero in order to achieve the desired posture angle. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is verified through experiments using a prototype of the PMR.     

双磁极式磁粒研磨机理分析及试验研究

目的解决平面磁粒研磨中压力不均匀和需要反复调整研磨间隙的问题,设计双磁极式研磨方法。方法首先对双磁极式研磨方法机理进行分析,并对研磨区域单颗磨粒进行受力分析,寻找影响研磨压力的主要因素;其次利用Ansoft Maxwell软件对两种研磨方法进行磁场仿真,分析两种研磨方法的研磨区域磁场梯度变化,通过面积积分法对比磁感应强度的影响程度;最后设计试验装置,通过试验对理论分析及有限元分析的结果进行验证,对比研磨前后工件表面粗糙度及微观形貌变化。结果双磁极式研磨方法中磨粒的研磨压力完全由磁场力提供,与研磨区域磁感应强度成正比,研磨区域磁感应强度比"铣削式"研磨方法提高约34.56%。两种方法在相同试验条件下对SUS304不锈钢板研磨40 min,双磁极式研磨方法研磨后,工件表面原始纹理基本被去除,表面粗糙度值由原始的0.25μm下降至0.16μm,下降率为36%,比"铣削式"研磨方法提高约80%,粗糙度曲线波动平缓,波峰波谷高度差变化均匀且表面形貌光滑平整。结论双磁极式研磨方法研磨区域磁场梯度变化明显,利于磨粒流动更新,研磨压力相对稳定,表面粗糙度下降率高,研磨后工件表面形貌光整,与"铣削式"研磨方法相比具有较明显的优势。     

用于阀芯类零件去毛刺的磁极板优化设计与实验研究

目的 为解决阀芯类零件节流边毛刺去除不均匀和效率低下的问题，对磁极板尺寸和曲率进行规律性研究和实验验证。方法 首先，用Maxwell仿真软件对磁极板的各个参数进行规律性仿真，得出合适的磁极板尺寸;其次，为提高加工区域的磁感应强度值，设计了曲面磁极板，并对其相关参数进行仿真;最后对优化后的装置进行磁感应强度测试，并使用液体磁性磨具对45钢和阀芯棱边毛刺进行去除实验。结果 根据仿真结果发现，磁极板长度比工件大20 mm时，工件轴向磁场分布最均匀，磁极板厚度对磁场影响较小，磁极板宽度应根据加工间隙进行选择。曲面磁极板可以加强加工区域的磁感应强度值，曲率半径越小，加工区域获得的磁感应强度值越大，其中半圆形磁极板效果最佳。对装置的磁感应强度测试也表明，将工件置于磁场中后，其表面磁感应强度值最高达600 mT左右，满足加工需求。最后通过加工实验发现，在转速为500 r/min的条件下，阀芯节流边的毛刺去除效果理想，且轴向加工均匀。结论 该装置可以对阀芯这类导磁性回转类零件产生良好的加工效果。     

Role of cube texture on toughness variation of electric resistance welded steel

Properties changes of an X52 microalloyed steel processed by a full-scale industrial electric resistant welding (ERW) equipment was studied. Lack of proper toughness level in the weld zone was investigated. Results show that the low toughness value could only be satisfactorily addressed after a two-stage annealing process. {100} pole figures for each processing step revealed a completely random texture for the initial plate. However, after the ERW process, a textured structure with the main components of brass, S and copper was obtained. Texture components were substantially weakened after the second stage of annealing and instead a cube texture was developed which could explain satisfactory level of toughness for the ERW pipe after conducting the two-step annealing process.