公交网络换乘问题的一种实现

公交换乘问题是公共交通信息查询的重要内容。针对公交网络换乘问题构造了公共交通网络模型。基于该模型,提出了基于改进Dijkstra算法的公交网络最短路径问题的求解。将求解最短路径获得的站点作为搜索站点,并将这些站点及经过这些站点的线路构成换乘矩阵,结合换乘次数的要求,给出了换乘的实现算法,确定可行的换乘方案。     

Selective disassembly sequencing with random operation times in parallel disassembly environment

Selective disassembly sequencing is the problem of determining the sequence of disassembly operations to extract one or more target components of a product. This study considers the problem with random operation times in the parallel disassembly environment in which one or more components can be removed at the same time by a single disassembly operation. After representing all possible disassembly sequences using the extended process graph, a stochastic integer programming model is developed for the objective of minimising the sum of disassembly and penalty costs, where the disassembly costs consist of sequence-dependent set-up and operation costs and the penalty cost is the expectation of the costs incurred when the total disassembly time exceeds a threshold value. A sample average approximation-based solution algorithm is proposed that incorporates an optimal algorithm to solve the sample average approximating problem under a given set of scenarios for disassembly operation times. The algorithm is illustrated with a hand-light case and a large-sized random instance, and the results are reported.     

A network-based shortest route model for parallel disassembly line balancing problem

Disassembly lines should be balanced efficiently to increase productivity of the line and to reduce disassembly costs. This problem is called disassembly line balancing problem (DLBP). The objective of the DLBP is usually to find the minimum number of disassembly workstations required. This study introduces parallel DLBP (PDLBP) with single-product and proposes a network model based on the shortest route model (SRM) for solving PDLBP. The proposed model is illustrated via numerical examples. A comprehensive experiment is also conducted to evaluate problem-specific features of disassembly lines. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study dealing with PDLBP. This paper will present a different point of view regarding DLBP.     

质量体积双约束下车辆装载与配送路径联合优化研究

目的 针对质量与体积共同限制的配送路径问题,综合考虑订单不可拆分、货物的体积等约束,构建包含路径最短和装载率最高双目标的车辆装载与配送路径联合优化模型。方法 在车辆路径优化模型的求解方面,首先利用聚类算法对配送区域进行划分,然后通过车辆的载质量判断是否能进行站点货物的配送,最后利用遗传算法求得最优路径。在三维装载模型的求解上使用贪心算法和基于块的启发式算法,解决了货物的装箱问题。结果 基于某公司具体实例对模型与算法的可行性进行了验证,优化后配送的车辆减少了1辆,配送距离减少了154.247km,平均装载率达到了93.89%,节省了企业的配送成本。结论 所构建的模型以及求解的算法可以提高装载率和配送效率,为解决车辆装载与配送路径联合优化问题提供理论依据。     

基于改进A*算法的仓储物流移动机器人 任务调度和路径优化研究

为解决仓储物流中移动机器人执行订单任务过程中,调度系统难以快速准确地进行任务分配,且搬运路线并非最短最优路线的问题,根据移动机器人的运动方式和订单任务要求,构建具有可重构性的仓库空间模型和栅格地图模型,通过建立数学模型求解订单任务最短完工时间分配问题,改进传统A^*算法中3种常用距离算法的不足,并提出复杂对角线距离算法进行路径规划仿真。仿真结果表明,上述方法实现总任务完工时间最短的任务分配,使路径规划搜索节点数减少30%,路径长度缩短20%。     

Product warranty and quality control

When a product is sold with a warranty, the manufacturer incurs additional costs in the form of warranty servicing costs. Owing to quality variations in manufacturing, some of the items produced do not meet the design specification and are labelled as defective (or non-conforming) items. The warranty servicing costs for such items are high and can be reduced through a weeding process. This paper deals with life testing as a means to weed out defective items being released, and examines the optimal testing period for three different types of warranties.     

Joint decision-making on automated disassembly system scheme selection and recovery route assignment using multi-objective meta-heuristic algorithm

Green treatment on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipmenthas increasingly attracted attention due to its significant environmental benefits and potential recovery earnings. Automated disassembly has been regarded as a powerful solution to enable more efficient recovery operations. Although numerous studies have contributed to the issues of disassembly, there are few researches that focus on decision model for selecting disassembly system scheme and recovery route in automated disassembly. In this paper, we propose a two-phase joint decision-making model to address this problem with the goal of balancing disassembly profit with environmental impact. First, we establish a multi-objective optimisation model to obtain the Pareto optimal recovery routes for each automated disassembly system scheme. Both recovery profit and energy consumption are evaluated for multi-station disassembly system. We design a multi-objective hybrid particle swarm optimisation algorithm based on symbiotic evolutionary mechanism to solve the proposed model. Then, we compare the Pareto optimal solutions of all the system schemes using a fuzzy set method and identify the best scheme. Finally, we conduct real case studies on the automated disassembly of different waste electric metres. The results demonstrate the superiority of automated disassembly and validate the effectiveness of our proposed model and algorithm.     

基于改进网络最大流的道路通行能力优化研究

基于图论网络最大流理论基础,建立了一种改进的网络最大流模型。首先,根据最基本的网络最大流模型,采用Ford-Fulkerson算法求解出理论最大通行能力为46人/s;其次,考虑通行的道路选择性,建立最短路模型,利用Dijkstra算法计算各个单源到各个单汇的最短路径,并通过A*算法排除与最短距离相差较大的路径,从而筛选出有效路径;然后,利用最短路模型结果加强原模型中的约束条件,利用单纯形法求解出实际最大通行能力为23人/s;最后,建立以道路扩宽成本最低为目标函数的线性规划模型对道路进行优化改造。研究结果表明,现有道路设计能够满足道路通行需求,若需提高道路通行能力且要求道路改造最小,可以适当扩宽路网中的关键道路。     

最短路径算法分析及其在公交查询的应用

通过对常见的最短路径及其算法的分析,指出以往的最短中径算法不能实现公交路线的查询,提出更适合公交查询的最短路径算法以及广州市公交线路查询系统的实现。     

一种结合网络编码的路径代价衡量方法

针对无线路由协议中的路径代价衡量问题,结合网络编码改善无线节点信息互换的思想,提出了一种结合网络编码的路径代价衡量方法--RMNC,其核心思想是利用流量参数反映信息流的网络编码"搭乘"程度和逐节点计算路径的代价.通过将传输流流量参数和路径中节点左右链路信息流流量参数进行运算,获得路径上的各个节点的传输代价;网络中某一条路径的代价等于组成这条路径的节点传输代价之和,通过比较不同路径的逐节点计算代价值,获得最短路径.分析和模拟测试结果表明,RMNC可以有效地获得结合网络编码的最短路径,达到提高传输性能的目的.尽管传输延时有所增加,但可以接受,方法可行.     

Traffic Management in Internet of Vehicles Using Improved Ant Colony Optimization

The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is a networking paradigm related to the intercommunication of vehicles using a network. In a dynamic network, one of the key challenges in IoV is traffic management under increasing vehicles to avoid congestion. Therefore, optimal path selection to route traffic between the origin and destination is vital. This research proposed a realistic strategy to reduce traffic management service response time by enabling real-time content distribution in IoV systems using heterogeneous network access. Firstly, this work proposed a novel use of the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm and formulated the path planning optimization problem as an Integer Linear Program (ILP). This integrates the future estimation metric to predict the future arrivals of the vehicles, searching the optimal routes. Considering the mobile nature of IOV, fuzzy logic is used for congestion level estimation along with the ACO to determine the optimal path. The model results indicate that the suggested scheme outperforms the existing state-of-the-art methods by identifying the shortest and most cost-effective path. Thus, this work strongly supports its use in applications having stringent Quality of Service (QoS) requirements for the vehicles.     

Shortest path calculation in large road networks

One of the basic problems in transportation planning systems is the calculation of the fastest route between two points in a road network. General shortest path algorithms, which examine a large part of the whole graph for each shortest path, are very slow if the road network is large. Since the road network does not change very often it is possible to calculate auxiliary information in a preprocessing step. I will present a preprocessing algorithm which requires linear storage. It is substantially faster than the general algorithms without preprocessing. Received: 17 July 1996 / Accepted: 22 April 1997     

Mathematical model and solution algorithms for selective disassembly sequencing with multiple target components and sequence-dependent setups

This study considers selective disassembly sequencing under the sequential disassembly environment in which one component is obtained at each disassembly operation. The problem is to determine the sequence of disassembly operations to obtain multiple target components of a used or end-of-life product for the purpose of repair, reuse, remanufacturing, disposal, etc. In particular, we consider sequence-dependent setups in which setup costs depend on the disassembly operation just completed and on the operation to be processed. The problem is represented as a disassembly precedence graph and then a new integer programming model is suggested for the objective of minimising the total disassembly cost. After it is proved that the problem is NP-hard, we suggest two types of heuristics: (1) branch and fathoming algorithm for small-to-medium-sized instances; and (2) priority-rule-based algorithm for large-sized instances. A series of computational experiments, i.e., effectiveness of the new integer programming model and performances of the two heuristic types, were done on various test instances, and the results are reported. In addition, to show the applicability of the mathematical model and the solution algorithms, a case study is reported on an end-of-life electronic calculator.     

A priori least expected time paths in fuzzy,time-variant transportation networks

Dynamics and fuzziness are two significant characteristics of real-world transportation networks. To capture these two features theoretically, this article proposes the concept of a fuzzy, time-variant network characterized by a series of time-dependent fuzzy link travel times. To find an effective route guidance for travelers, the expected travel time is specifically adopted as an evaluation criterion to assess the route generation process. Then the shortest path problem is formulated as a multi-objective 0–1 optimization model for finding the least expected time path over the considered time horizon. Different from the shortest path problem in dynamic and random networks, an efficient method is proposed in this article to calculate the fuzzy expected travel time for each given path. A tabu search algorithm is designed for the problem to generate the best solution under the framework of linear weighted methods. Finally, two numerical experiments are performed to verify the effectiveness and efficiency of the model and algorithm.     

An optimal algorithm for selective disassembly sequencing with sequence-dependent set-ups in parallel disassembly environment

This study considers selective disassembly sequencing in parallel disassembly environment in which two or more components can be removed by a single disassembly operation. The problem is to determine the sequence of disassembly operations to extract multiple target components while satisfying the precedence relations among disassembly operations. The objective is to minimise the sum of sequence-dependent set-up and operation costs. An integer programming model is developed after representing all possible disassembly sequences using an extended process graph, and then an optimal branch and bound algorithm is proposed that incorporates the methods to obtain the lower and upper bounds as well as a dominance property to reduce the search space. To show the performance of the algorithm, computational experiments are done on various random instances, and the results are reported. In particular, it is shown from the test results that the optimal algorithm requires much shorter computation times than a competitive commercial software package. Finally, a case is reported to illustrate the extended process graph and the solution algorithm.     

Emission control with route optimization in solid waste collection process: A case study

Solid waste collection processes are usually carried out by using trucks with diesel engine. In solid waste collection process, the trucks emit to environment different emissions from its exhausts. For this reason, in solid waste collection process, it is necessary that route optimization should be performed in order to decrease the emissions. This study was performed in Trabzon City with 39 districts, a shortest path model was used in order to optimize solid waste collection/hauling processes to minimize emission. Unless it performs route optimization in solid waste collection/hauling process, emissions increase due to empty miles negativeness. A software was used as an optimization tool. The software provided Geographical Information System (GIS) elements such as numerical pathways, demographic distribution data, container distribution data and solid waste production data. In addition, thematic container layer was having 777 points for the entire city. By using the software, the optimized route was compared with the present route. If the optimized route in solid waste collection system is used, route distance and route time will be decreased by 24·6% and 44·3% as mean of nine routes, respectively. By performing the stationary container collection process and route optimization, it is determined that CO₂, NOx, HC, CO, PM emissions will be reduced 831·4, 12·8, 1·2, 0·4, 0·7 g per route, respectively.     

A non-interfering selective disassembly sequence for components with geometric constraints

This paper analyzes the problem of global disassembly of a selected component from a geometrically constrained assembly. The geometric constraints are: (i) spatial constraints due to the three-dimensional geometric interactions between the components in an assembly; and (ii) user-defined constraints, such as grouping of components as subassemblies and directional constraints on component geometry. A new algorithm has been proposed to determine a non-interfering disassembly sequence for a selected component, minimizing the number of simultaneous component removals. The algorithm analyzes both the spatial constraints of the assembly geometry and the user-defined constraints in evaluating the accessibility of components, which is followed by determining the topological disassembly ordering of the components to evaluate an optimal sequence. Preliminary implementation results of the algorithm for a geometrically constrained assembly are presented.     

带时间窗的时变多目标危险化学品道路运输路径优化

研究了危险化学品道路运输路径优化（VRP）问题,考虑了该问题的3个方面：1）路径选择涉及运输时间与运输风险两个目标;2）运输时间与风险具有时变特性;3）道路节点的服务时间窗限制。本文以运输时间和风险为多目标,综合考虑以上约束,建立了该问题的数学模型并设计了蚁群算法进行求解。求解结果表明该算法可以有效计算帕累托最优路径,决策者可结合实际问题和决策偏好作出最合适的决策,同时运输企业可依据不同时刻的运输结果制定车辆的出发时刻表,监管部门可通过合理规划各路径的服务时间窗及允许停留等待的节点来调节各路径运输时间及风险。     

Evaluation model and algorithm of product disassembly process with stochastic feature

Disassembly planning is considered as the optimization of disassembly sequences with the target of the shortest disassembly time, the lowest disassembly cost, and the minimum disassembly energy consumption. However, obsolete products suffer from the influence of a variety of uncertainties, the disassembly process of products has the strong uncertain feature. Traditionally, to account for this uncertainty, each removal operation or removal task is assumed to be an activity or event with certain probability, and the determination of the optimal path of a disassembly process is merely a probabilistic planning problem based on this assumption. In this article, based on the established stochastic disassembly network graph, combined with different disassembly decision-making criterion, typical stochastic models for disassembly time analysis are developed. In addition, a two-phase approach is proposed to solve the typical stochastic models. Initially, according to different removal probability density functions, disassembly probability density functions of feasible disassembly paths are determined by a time-domain method or frequency-domain method, and additionally, after the disassembly probability density functions have been obtained, the quantitative evaluation of a product disassembly process and stochastic optimization of feasible disassembly paths are realized by a numerical solution method. Finally, a numerical example is illustrated to test the proposed concepts and the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Disassembly process planning algorithms for end-of-life product recovery and environmentally conscious disposal

Disassembly process planning is an act of preparing detailed operation instructions for disassembling used or an end-of-life (EOL) product to recover or dispose of its constituent parts or subassemblies. The main decisions are: (a) disassembly level; (b) disassembly sequence; and (c) EOL options such as reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, incineration, landfill, etc. This study deals with the three decision variables simultaneously in the parallel disassembly environment for the objective of maximising the profit. Unlike previous studies, we consider practical constraints, i.e., reuse probability and environmental impacts of parts or subassemblies, sequence-dependent setup costs, regulation on recovery rate, and incineration capacity. To represent and solve the problem, we develop an extended AND/OR graph, and then suggest a two-phase algorithm. To show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, two case studies have been carried out on an automatic pencil and a telephone. Also, test results on other general product structures are reported.