In this article, an algorithm with global constraints known as hybrid non-linear programming with particle swarm enhancement is available for improving the circular antenna array (CAA) radiation characteristics. The s...
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In this article, an algorithm with global constraints known as hybrid non-linear programming with particle swarm enhancement is available for improving the circular antenna array (CAA) radiation characteristics. The suggested method combines the optimization of excitation currents with the array's element spacing to create the correct beam patterns. In this context, adaptive particle optimization (APSO) and basic particle swarm optimization (BPSO) algorithms are applied with the previous method to the (8,12,20) elements to tune the array's amplitude and positioning to achieve a radiation profile with reduced SLL. The simulated results show that the recommended strategy provides the greatest decrease in side lobe levels and directivity.
High-level synthesis is a novel method to generate a RT-level hardware description automatically from a high-level language such as C, and is used at recent digital circuit design. Floating-point to fixed-point conver...
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High-level synthesis is a novel method to generate a RT-level hardware description automatically from a high-level language such as C, and is used at recent digital circuit design. Floating-point to fixed-point conversion with bit-length optimization is one of the key issues for the area and speed optimization in high-level synthesis. However, the conversion task is a rather tedious work for designers. This paper,introduces automatic bit-length optimization method on floating-point to fixed-point conversion for high-level synthesis. The method estimates computational errors statistically, and formalizes an optimization problem as a non-linear problem. The application of NLP technique improves the balancing between computational accuracy and total hardware cost. Various constraints such as unit sharing, maximum bit-length of function units can be modeled easily, too. Experimental result shows that our method is fast compared with typical one, and reduces the hardware area.
It is believed that Multi Attribute Decision Making (MADM) problem is an ill-defined and unstructured problem. This difficulty intensifies while considering the uncertainty of decision-makers information about the pro...
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It is believed that Multi Attribute Decision Making (MADM) problem is an ill-defined and unstructured problem. This difficulty intensifies while considering the uncertainty of decision-makers information about the problem. In recent years, interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (hereafter IVIFs), as a generalization of ordinal fuzzy sets, became a well-known and widely applied framework for dealing with the uncertainty of decision-making problems. However, the mathematical programming aspects of IVIFs, besides their applications in decision-making problems, were ignored. To reinforce the mathematical programming approach in the IVIF environment, an IVIF-MADM problem is formulated as a non-linear programming model. Using a variable transformation and the notion of aggregation operator, the proposed model is transformed into an equivalent non-linear programming model. Application of the proposed method is represented in a decision-making problem, and the results are compared with similar methods, proving the compatibility of the proposed method with previous ones. The solid and understandable logic with computational easiness are the main advantages of the proposed method.
In this paper, we present new methods for finding the R and G matrices which play a crucial role in determining the steady-state distribution of Markov chains of the GI/M/1 and M/G/l type respectively. The methods inv...
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In this paper, we present new methods for finding the R and G matrices which play a crucial role in determining the steady-state distribution of Markov chains of the GI/M/1 and M/G/l type respectively. The methods involve finding solutions to some non-linear programming problems. We obtain the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions for two of the non-linear programming problems and, for the M/G/l case, show that there is a simple relationship between the dual variables and the G matrix. We present two algorithms for solving the non-linear programming problems. We have also carried out numerical investigations for the M/G/l problem and found that one of the algorithms often performs much better than what we call the “standard method” of solution
In order to effectively avoid risks that might result in loss of failure in software development process, based on the experiences of software development and project management, this paper identifies 4 potential risk...
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In order to effectively avoid risks that might result in loss of failure in software development process, based on the experiences of software development and project management, this paper identifies 4 potential risk factors specific to software development projects which are integrated with 6 stages in software development process, and proposes a non-linear programming model to optimize funds allocation to reduce the risks. The paper provides an example to validate the effectiveness of the model.
Maintenance budgeting refers to optimally allocating monetary resources so as to minimize the sum of (deterministic) preventive maintenance and (stochastic) corrective maintenance and unavailability costs. We propose ...
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(纸本)9781479913022
Maintenance budgeting refers to optimally allocating monetary resources so as to minimize the sum of (deterministic) preventive maintenance and (stochastic) corrective maintenance and unavailability costs. We propose a non-linear programming formulation for this problem, for a complex, multi-component system. Results of a case study for a combined cycle thermal power plant indicate the applicability of the proposed approach.
High-Level Synthesis enables the rapid prototyping of hardware accelerators, by combining a high-level description of the functional behavior of a kernel with a set of micro-architecture optimizations as inputs. Such ...
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(纸本)9798400704185
High-Level Synthesis enables the rapid prototyping of hardware accelerators, by combining a high-level description of the functional behavior of a kernel with a set of micro-architecture optimizations as inputs. Such pragmas may describe the pipelining and replication of units, or even higher-level transformations for HLS such as automatic data caching using the AMD/Xilinx Merlin compiler. Selecting the best combination of pragmas, even within a restricted set, remains particularly challenging and the typical state-of-practice uses design-space exploration to navigate this space. But due to the highly irregular performance distribution of pragma configurations, typical DSE approaches are either extremely time consuming, or operating on a severely restricted search space. In this work we propose a framework to automatically insert HLS pragmas in regular loop-based programs, supporting pipelining, unit replication (coarse- and fine-grain), and data caching. We develop a simple analytical performance and resource model as a function of the input program properties and pragmas inserted. We prove this model provides a lower bound on the actual performance for any possible configuration. We then encode this model as a non-linear Program, by making the pragma configuration as unknowns of the system, which is computed optimally by solving this NLP. This approach can also be used during DSE, to quickly prune points with a (possibly partial) pragma configuration, employing this latency lower bound property. We extensively evaluate our end-to-end fully implemented system, showing it can effectively manipulate spaces of billions of designs in seconds to minutes for the kernels evaluated.
The design of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems (MSWMS) is one of the fields where optimization techniques have been used in different places. The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical model for the o...
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The design of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems (MSWMS) is one of the fields where optimization techniques have been used in different places. The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical model for the optimization of MSW Transportation System, in order to assist waste management institutions, and local governments to minimise waste transportation time and cost. non-linear Mixed Integer mathematical model, with the objective function to minimize the time and cost of waste transportation, was developed and solved using Microsoft Excel solver. The developed model was applied to a case study city situated in South Africa. The application of this model to this case study has provided an approximate decrease in total transportation cost per week of 2.04%. The novelty of this research lies in the simplification of the existing mathematical model and the development of a new approach to solve the non-linear model.
An inexact Newton algorithm for large sparse equality constrained non-linear programming problems is proposed. This algorithm is based on an indefinitely preconditioned smoothed conjugate gradient method applied to th...
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In this note we propose an improved algorithm for the solution of the Weber problem which is the most fundamental problem in location analysis. It is used as a building block in many algorithms for solving more compli...
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In this note we propose an improved algorithm for the solution of the Weber problem which is the most fundamental problem in location analysis. It is used as a building block in many algorithms for solving more complicated location problems. The algorithm is very simple to implement and the idea behind it can inspire solution approaches to other optimization problems as well. Computational experiments demonstrated the superior performance of the proposed algorithm. Such an improvement will assist in the solution of more complicated models that apply the solution to Weber problem repeatedly many times as part of their solution algorithms.
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