This paper describes a novel procedure to generate continuously differentiable optimal flight trajectories in the presence of arbitrarily shaped no-fly zones and obstacles having a fixed position in time. The operatio...
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This paper describes a novel procedure to generate continuously differentiable optimal flight trajectories in the presence of arbitrarily shaped no-fly zones and obstacles having a fixed position in time. The operational flight scenario is first discretized with 9 finite dimensional grid of positions-directions pairs. A weighted and oriented graph is then defined for which the nodes are the earlier mentioned grid points and for which the arcs correspond to minimum length trajectories compliant with obstacle avoidance constraints. Arcs are obtained via solving convex quadratic programming optimization problems that can also account for geometrical constraints such as trajectory curvature limitations. The problem of finding an optimal trajectory be tween two nodes of the so-called core paths graph is then solved via a minimum cost path search algorithm. In a real-time application perspective, the generation of the core paths graph is computationally cumbersome. Moreover, the aircraft position and direction rarely coincide with one of the graph nodes. However, if the graph is built offline and stored, the definition of an optimal trajectory connecting any points of the space domain requires a reduced computational effort. The particular case of piecewise polynomial trajectories minimizing a flight path's length, compliant with constraints on curvature and flight-path angles, is fully developed. Two- and three-dimensional examples are discussed to show the applicability as well as the effectiveness of the technique.
We consider the energy sourcing decision problem faced by industrial power consumers who must determine their long-term electricity procurement plan and need to evaluate various options to meet load requirements for t...
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We consider the energy sourcing decision problem faced by industrial power consumers who must determine their long-term electricity procurement plan and need to evaluate various options to meet load requirements for their facilities including those which may involve on-site renewable generation. Other than sourcing from on-site renewable generation such as solar photovoltaic or wind, power can be purchased from spot markets or through a power purchase agreement, i.e. energy supply contract. We develop a mixed-integerlinear model to make decisions that include investments in renewable generation, power purchases from spot markets, and amount sourced from supply contracts. Taking into account renewable energy certificates, the model's objective is to maximize revenue from trading renewable certificates minus the expected total costs of investing and operating on-site renewable generation, and purchasing from electricity markets. Real load data from manufacturing plants are used to illustrate a numerical case study for our model.
Transmission switching (TS) is introduced to add flexibility to the transmission and generation capacity expansion planning problem. TS could improve the performance of the capacity expansion planning model and reduce...
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Transmission switching (TS) is introduced to add flexibility to the transmission and generation capacity expansion planning problem. TS could improve the performance of the capacity expansion planning model and reduce the total planning cost. The capacity expansion planning problem is decomposed into a master problem and two subproblems. The master problem utilizes the candidate set for additional generating unit and transmission capacity investments to find the optimal plan throughout the planning horizon. The subproblems use the optimal plan, apply transmission switching to relieve any transmission flow violations, and calculate the optimal dispatch of generating units. The transmission network contingencies are also considered in the subproblems. The case studies exhibit the effectiveness of the proposed expansion planning approach.
This paper presents a new method for real-time optimization of process systems with a decentralized structure where the idea is to improve computational efficiency and transparency of a solution. The contribution lies...
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This paper presents a new method for real-time optimization of process systems with a decentralized structure where the idea is to improve computational efficiency and transparency of a solution. The contribution lies in the application and assessment of the Lagrange relaxation and the Dantzig-Wolfe methods, which allows us to efficiently decompose a real-time optimization problem. Furthermore, all nonlinearities are modeled by piecewise linear models, resulting in a mixedintegerlinear program, with the added benefit that error bounds on the solution can be computed. The merits of the method are studied by applying it to a semi-realistic model of the Troll west oil rim, a petroleum asset with severe production optimization challenges due to rate dependent gas-coning wells. This study indicates that both the Lagrange relaxation and in particular the Dantzig-Wolfe approach offers an interesting option for complex production systems. Moreover, the method compares favorably with the non-decomposed method. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Optical wireless networks have appealing features such as very high broadband data rates and cost effectiveness. They represent a potential alternative to the last mile (first mile) wireless access problem. However, t...
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Optical wireless networks have appealing features such as very high broadband data rates and cost effectiveness. They represent a potential alternative to the last mile (first mile) wireless access problem. However, they are also highly vulnerable to external disturbances such as adverse weather and building sway. In this paper, we develop robust and efficient methods for outdoor optical wireless networks by jointly considering topology optimization and survivability strategies. We propose linearized congestion minimization schemes with working and protection paths (LCM-WP), in which a mixedintegerlinear program is formulated to choose the optimal working and protection paths for every OD pair such that the network congestion is minimized. In particular, the objective is to minimize the maximum amount of traffic on the links. To solve realistically sized problems, we consider a restricted version of the LCM-WP, in which only limited sets of candidate working and protection paths are considered. A simple algorithm is developed to find candidate working and protection paths for each origin-destination (OD) pair. Implementation of our LCM-WP schemes demonstrates the efficiency of our approach in terms of the number of constraints and solution time. It also shows that our approach is applicable to realistically sized networks. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Flexibility in workforce planning is one of the best ways to respond to fluctuations of the demand. This paper proposes a flexible mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model to solve a multiple-shift workforce plan...
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Flexibility in workforce planning is one of the best ways to respond to fluctuations of the demand. This paper proposes a flexible mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model to solve a multiple-shift workforce planning problem under annualized working hours. The model takes into account laws and collective agreements that impose constraints on overtime and holidays. We consider possible gradual hiring of full time and partial time workers. Several objectives are pursued such as balancing the workload of the employees or minimizing the workforce size. Computational experiments on a real life problem demonstrate the effectiveness of the model. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) can partially replace the wired backbone of traditional wireless access networks and, similarly, they require to carefully plan radio resource assignment in order to provide the same qual...
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Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) can partially replace the wired backbone of traditional wireless access networks and, similarly, they require to carefully plan radio resource assignment in order to provide the same quality guarantees to traffic flows. In this paper we study the radio resource assignment optimization problem in Wireless Mesh Networks assuming a time division multiple access (TDMA) scheme, a dynamic power control able to vary emitted power slot-by-slot, and a rate adaptation mechanism that sets transmission rates according to the signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR). The proposed optimization framework includes routing, scheduling and channel assignment. Quality requirements of traffic demands are expressed in terms of minimum bandwidth and modeled with constraints defining the number of information units (packets) that must be delivered per frame. We consider an alternative problem formulation where decision variables represent compatible sets of links active in the same slot and channel, called configurations. We propose a two phases solution approach where a set of configurations is first selected to meet traffic requirements along the best available paths, and then configurations are assigned to channels according to device characteristics and constraints. The optimization goal is to minimize the number of used slots, which is directly related to the global resource allocation efficiency. We provide a lower bound of the optimal solution solving the continuous relaxation of problem formulation. Moreover, we propose a heuristic approach to determine practical integer solutions (upper bound). Since configuration variables are exponentially many, our solution approaches are based on the column generation technique. In order to assess the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms we show the numerical results obtained on a set of realistic-size randomly generated instances. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A technique for generating optimal maneuvers for realistic thruster placements on rotating spacecraft in formations is developed. The approach uses linearprogramming optimization to initialize a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellm...
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A technique for generating optimal maneuvers for realistic thruster placements on rotating spacecraft in formations is developed. The approach uses linearprogramming optimization to initialize a Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman optimization. The linearprogramming solution develops a fast and accurate solution for the discretized problem;the subsequent Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman optimization minimizes the true continuous cost (such as formation fuel use). A Schur decomposition and singular value decomposition are employed to enhance the speed and robustness of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman optimization. The resultant technique scales well with the number of thruster switches and is generally applicable to spacecraft for which inertial frame dynamics are known over one or more orbits. The approach is evaluated in simulation on a two-spacecraft cooperative inspection mission. Analysis is performed on a variety of potential strategies for choosing reference centers, stabilizing relative orbits, and decreasing orbit separation distance, showing excellent performance in both solution accuracy and fuel use while reducing computation time compared with traditional approaches.
This paper addresses the problem of finding optimal trajectories for multiple autonomous systems. mixed integer linear programming (MILP) is described for designing time and energy- or fuel-optimal maneuvers that acco...
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This paper addresses the problem of finding optimal trajectories for multiple autonomous systems. mixed integer linear programming (MILP) is described for designing time and energy- or fuel-optimal maneuvers that account for the presence of other vehicles. The paper shows how integer constraints can be added to linearprogramming to account for obstacle avoidance and collision avoidance among the group of autonomous systems
We present a discrete-time, mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model for the production scheduling of a continuous-process multi-grade PET resin plant. The objective is to minimize the cost associated with grade ...
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We present a discrete-time, mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model for the production scheduling of a continuous-process multi-grade PET resin plant. The objective is to minimize the cost associated with grade changeovers in order to avoid undesirable variations in base resin properties and process conditions that occur during such changes. The constraints of the model include requirements related to sequence-dependent changeovers, sequential processing with production and space capacity, mixed and flexible finite intermediate storage, and intermediate demand due-dates. We present a case study that illustrates the application of the model on a real problem scenario and provides insight into its behavior. The numerical experience demonstrates that the computational requirements of the model are quite reasonable for problem sizes that typically arise in practical applications. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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