To overcome the shortcomings of the traditional artificial potential field method in mobile robot path planning, an improved artificial potential field model (IAPFM) was established, then a new path planning method ...
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To overcome the shortcomings of the traditional artificial potential field method in mobile robot path planning, an improved artificial potential field model (IAPFM) was established, then a new path planning method combining the IAPFM with optimization algorithm (trust region algorithm) is proposed. Attractive force between the robot and the target location, and repulsive force between the robot and the obstacles are both converted to the potential field intensity; and filled potential field is used to guide the robot to go out of the local minimum points ; on this basis, the effect of dynamic obstacles velocity and the robot's velocity is consid thers and the IAPFM is established, then both the expressions of the attractive potential field and the repulsive potential field are obtained. The trust region algorithm is used to search the minimum value of the sum of all the potential field inten- sities within the movement scope which the robot can arrive in a sampling period. Connecting of all the points which hare the minimum intensity in every sampling period constitutes the global optimization path. Experiment result shows that the method can meet the real-time requirement, and is able to execute the mobile robot path planning task effectively in the dynamic environment.
NBTI-induced PMOS transistor aging has become an important influence factor of the circuit reliability in the current technological dimension. In this paper, Multi-Vth technique based on potential critical paths for N...
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NBTI-induced PMOS transistor aging has become an important influence factor of the circuit reliability in the current technological dimension. In this paper, Multi-Vth technique based on potential critical paths for NBTI effect and leakage tradeoff is proposed. The potential critical paths can be found at the preset timing margin and the critical gates in the potential critical paths can be replaced with the low threshold voltage type through the optimization algorithm mentioned in our paper. The experimental results on ISCAS85 benchmark circuits at 45 nm node show that the after-aging delay improvement rate is up to 12.95%, which is obviously better than the current multi-threshold voltage scheme. Simultaneously, the leakage power overhead is less. Our method is more effective for the larger circuit in the anti-aging aspect.
The design of high-performance Natural-Laminar-Flow (NLF) airfoil over a range of Mach numbers and lift coefficients is demonstrated using robust design based on probabilistic approach. It is very difficult for optimi...
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In the last few years, geometric semantic genetic programming has incrementedits popularity, obtaining interesting results on several real life applications. Nevertheless,the large size of the solutions generated by g...
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In the last few years, geometric semantic genetic programming has incrementedits popularity, obtaining interesting results on several real life applications. Nevertheless,the large size of the solutions generated by geometric semantic geneticprogramming is still an issue, in particular for those applications in which readingand interpreting the final solution is desirable. In this thesis, a new paralleland distributed genetic programming system is introduced with the objective ofmitigating this drawback. The proposed system (called MPHGP, which stands forMulti-Population Hybrid Genetic Programming) is composed by two types of subpopulations,one of which runs geometric semantic genetic programming, whilethe other runs a standard multi-objective genetic programming algorithm that optimizes,at the same time, fitness and size of solutions. The two subpopulationsevolve independently and in parallel, exchanging individuals at prefixed synchronizationinstants. The presented experimental results, obtained on five real-lifesymbolic regression applications, suggest that MPHGP is able to find solutionsthat are comparable, or even better, than the ones found by geometric semanticgenetic programming, both on training and on unseen testing data. At the sametime, MPHGP is also able to find solutions that are significantly smaller than theones found by geometric semantic genetic programming.
Building energy efficient design optimization is an emerging technique that is increasingly being used to design buildings with better overall performance and a particular emphasis on energy efficiency. To achieve bui...
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Building energy efficient design optimization is an emerging technique that is increasingly being used to design buildings with better overall performance and a particular emphasis on energy efficiency. To achieve building energy efficient design optimization, algorithms are vital to generate new designs and' thus drive the design optimization process. Therefore, the performance of algorithms is crucial to achieving effective energy efficient design techniques. This study evaluates algorithms used for building energy efficient design optimization. A set of performance indices, namely, stability, robustness, validity, speed, coverage, and locality, is proposed to evaluate the overall performance of algorithms. A benchmark building and a design optimization problem are also developed. Hooke-Jeeves algorithm, Multi Objective Genetic algorithm II, and Multi-Objective Particle Swarm optimization algorithm are evaluated by using the proposed performance indices and benchmark design,problem. Results indicate that no algorithm performs best in all six areas. Therefore, when facing an energy efficient design problem, the algorithm must be carefully selected based on the nature of the problem and the performance indices that matter the most. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
An electronic nose (E-nose) is an intelligent system that we will use in this paper to distinguish three indoor pollutant gases (benzene (C6H6), toluene (C7H8), formaldehyde (CH2O)) and carbon monoxide (CO). The algor...
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An electronic nose (E-nose) is an intelligent system that we will use in this paper to distinguish three indoor pollutant gases (benzene (C6H6), toluene (C7H8), formaldehyde (CH2O)) and carbon monoxide (CO). The algorithm is a key part of an E-nose system mainly composed of data processing and pattern recognition. In this paper, we employ support vector machine (SVM) to distinguish indoor pollutant gases and two of its parameters need to be optimized, so in order to improve the performance of SVM, in other words, to get a higher gas recognition rate, an effective enhanced krill herd algorithm (EKH) based on a novel decision weighting factor computing method is proposed to optimize the two SVM parameters. Krill herd (KH) is an effective method in practice, however, on occasion, it cannot avoid the influence of some local best solutions so it cannot always find the global optimization value. In addition its search ability relies fully on randomness, so it cannot always converge rapidly. To address these issues we propose an enhanced KH (EKH) to improve the global searching and convergence speed performance of KH. To obtain a more accurate model of the krill behavior, an updated crossover operator is added to the approach. We can guarantee the krill group are diversiform at the early stage of iterations, and have a good performance in local searching ability at the later stage of iterations. The recognition results of EKH are compared with those of other optimization algorithms (including KH, chaotic KH (CKH), quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization (QPSO), particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA)), and we can find that EKH is better than the other considered methods. The research results verify that EKH not only significantly improves the performance of our E-nose system, but also provides a good beginning and theoretical basis for further study about other improved krill algorithms' applications in all E-nose application areas.
A semi-inverse design optimization method for the film-cooling arrangement of high-pressure turbine first-stage vanes is initiated based on a combinatorial optimization algorithm, a one-dimensional heat conduction mod...
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A semi-inverse design optimization method for the film-cooling arrangement of high-pressure turbine first-stage vanes is initiated based on a combinatorial optimization algorithm, a one-dimensional heat conduction model, and computational fluid dynamics methods, in which inlet temperature distortion, radiation, and inlet swirl are all considered simultaneously. This semi-inverse design optimization method can optimize the total coolant amount of the film-cooling structure while ensuring an acceptable metal temperature distribution, which finally provides a scattered and nonuniform arrangement of the film-cooling holes and a minimal coolant amount. The optimization methodology is tested on the General Electric energy-efficient engine first-stage vane under a high thermal load, and the optimization result is verified by the conjugate heat transfer computational fluid dynamics simulations. As for the optimized cooling structure, a significant improvement of cooling performance is observed while the total coolant amount is slightly reduced compared with the prototype. It is also found that neglecting each of the three factors (inlet temperature distortion, radiation, and inlet swirl) could result in a significantly different film-cooling arrangement while maintaining the overall cooling performance, which highlights the capability of the semi-inverse design optimization method at various design conditions.
In a world of ever increasing use of renewables geothermal has lagged behind and has seen little growth compared to other renewables due in part to its high capital cost. Geothermal wells account for about a third of ...
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In a world of ever increasing use of renewables geothermal has lagged behind and has seen little growth compared to other renewables due in part to its high capital cost. Geothermal wells account for about a third of the capital cost and it is therefore important to ensure the highest possible success rate and value creation from these wells. In order to address this, an algorithm has been developed that utilizes a numerical TOUGH2 model of a geothermal system to evaluate the optimal well placement based on a net present value estimation. The algorithm was tested using a hypothetical model and found the optimal wells to be in the hottest parts of the model at depth and in the upper heat zone, directly above the heat source in both cases. The algorithm was also subjected to a sensitivity and processing time analysis with the hypothetical model as an input model. The sensitivity analysis showed that the models results were most sensitive to changes in reinjection enthalpy, discount rate and the power plants thermal efficiency. The processing time analysis showed that the algorithm can potentially be run in a reasonable enough time to serve as a tool for decision making.
For the case of impulsive thrust trajectories, Lawden's primer vector theory gives a set of necessary conditions that determines if intermediate impulses have to be applied in order to obtain a fuel optimal trajec...
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For the case of impulsive thrust trajectories, Lawden's primer vector theory gives a set of necessary conditions that determines if intermediate impulses have to be applied in order to obtain a fuel optimal trajectory. In this paper, a novel approach is presented in which, through the representation of the primer vector in polar coordinates, a separation of the in-plane and out-of-plane components occurs. This procedure gives a complete analytic solution for the out-of-plane component of the primer vector, which is shown to be independent of the semimajor axis of the transfer orbit. In the case where the initial and final thrusts are both perpendicular to the orbital plane, the optimality of the transfer arc is fully analyzed. The analytic correlations between the boundary conditions on the transfer orbit and the profile of the primer vector are derived. In particular, the novel approach allows the development of a simple procedure based on a graphical representation from which, given only the initial and final position vectors, the optimality of the transfer orbit can be determined.
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