Minimization of passenger takeoff and landing risk in offshore helicopter transportation: Models,approaches and analysis

Offshore petroleum industry uses helicopters to transport the employees to and from installations. Takeoff and landing represent a substantial part of the flight risks for passengers. In this paper, we propose and analyze approaches to create a safe flight schedule to perform pickup of employees by several independent flights. Two scenarios are considered. Under the non-split scenario, exactly one visit is allowed to each installation. Under the split scenario, the pickup demand of an installation can be split between several flights. Interesting links between our problem and other problems of combinatorial optimization, e.g., parallel machine scheduling and bin-packing are established. We provide worst-case analysis of the performance of some of our algorithms and report the results of computational experiments conducted on randomly generated instances based on the real sets of installations in the oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf. This paper is the first attempt to handle takeoff and landing risk in a flight schedule that consists of several flights and lays ground for the study on more advanced and practically relevant models.     

基于盾构掘进参数的LVQ神经网络地层识别

以苏州4号线2标及2号线东延伸线5标地铁工程为背景，分析了盾构机的掘进参数：千斤顶推力、推进速度、刀盘扭矩、螺旋机转速和同步注浆量在不同地层条件下的变化规律。提出了基于盾构机掘进参数的学习向量量化（Learning Vector Quantization，LVQ）神经网络地层识别方法。建立了以盾构机五个掘进参数作为输入，地层特性编码为输出的数学模型，通过每种地层100组训练样本对模型进行训练，通过57步训练，训练样本误差控制在0.1以内，并用每种地层50组检验样本进行检验，地层总体识别率达到82.7%。     

Production and changeover control policies of a class of failure prone buffered flow-shops

This article deals with a stochastic optimal control problem for a class of buffered multi-parts flow-shops manufacturing system. The involved machines are subject to random breakdowns and repairs. The flow-shop under consideration is not completely flexible and hence requires setup time and cost in order to switch the production from a part type to another, this changeover is carried on the whole line. Our objective is to find the production plan and the sequence of setups that minimise the cost function, which penalises inventories/backlogs and setups. A continuous dynamic programming formulation of the problem is presented. Then, a numerical scheme is adopted to solve the obtained optimality conditions equations for a two buffered serial machines two parts case. A complete heuristic policy, based on the numerical observations which describe the optimal policies in system states, is developed. It will be shown that the obtained policy is a combination of a KANBAN/CONWIP and a modified hedging corridor policy. Moreover, based on our observations and existent research studies extension to cover more complex flow-shops is henceforth possible. The robustness of such a policy is illustrated through sensitivity analysis.     

The Effects of Multitasking on Operations Scheduling

This study considers a typical scheduling environment that is influenced by the behavioral phenomenon of multitasking. Under multitasking, the processing of a selected job suffers from interruption by other jobs that are available but unfinished. This situation arises in a wide variety of applications; for example, administration, manufacturing, and process and project management. Several classical solution methods for scheduling problems no longer apply in the presence of multitasking. The solvability of any scheduling problem under multitasking is no easier than that of the corresponding classical problem. We develop optimal algorithms for some fundamental and practical single machine scheduling problems with multitasking. For other problems, we show that they are computationally intractable, even though in some cases the corresponding problem in classical scheduling is efficiently solvable. We also study the cost increase and value gained due to multitasking. This analysis informs companies about how much it would be worthwhile to invest in measures to reduce or encourage multitasking.     

Managing Logistics in Regional Banknote Supply Chain Under Security Concerns

We study the logistics problem faced by Regional Branches (RBs) of a central bank in managing the currency supply under security concerns. While making banknote supply decisions to Sub‐Branches (SBs), the management of RB must achieve two goals simultaneously: (i) guarantee that each SB has sufficient inventories of all denominations of banknotes to satisfy the demands from all commercial banks within its service area, and (ii) control the annual spending on this banknote supply operation. Due to security concerns, the following methods are implemented in the process of transporting banknotes: (i) the capacity of a cash truck is limited by the total face value (instead of the physical space) of banknotes, and (ii) empty decoy trucks are deployed along with the trucks filled with banknotes. After deriving a polynomial‐time strategy to guarantee an optimal solution for the special Bin‐Packing Problem faced in this study, we provide an exact formulation for the RB's supply planning problem. We also propose several polynomial‐time algorithms for deriving either optimal or near‐optimal solutions for the problem under different settings. Using the weekly demand data obtained from the central bank, we verify the performance of our algorithms, and analyze the impacts of changes in these features and in the fleet capacity on the total cost incurred by an RB under various scenarios.     

基于灰色系统的小型精密机床热误差模型

为减少热误差对数控机床加工精度的影响,文章利用灰色系统研究热误差建模。初步分析机床热源后,应用灰 色关联度分析结合模糊分类方法优化得到13组关键温度测点,结合小型精密五轴机床处于实际加工状态时的实验数 据,应用GM(I,N)灰色结构进行建模。将实际数据与拟合数据进行对比分析,结果表明此灰色系统模型具有计算方法 成熟、鲁棒性强的特点,适用于机床热误差研究。     

单片机控制器在卷染机中的应用

】将卷染机的控制系统从直流电机拖动、自耦调压器有级调速改造为交流电机拖动和变频器无级调速。通过对调节对象的理论分析,得到了一种新的控制策略,研制出以单片机为核心的控制器,在不使用速度和张力传感器的条件下,控制系统可自动对被染织物进行恒速与恒张力控制,以利于染色质量的稳定和提高。经实际运行表明,该系统运行可靠,节能增效显著。     

基于遗传算法的进化支持向量机研究

支持向量机是最近发展起来的一种新的通用的机器学习方法 ,其理论基础是统计学习理论 ,支持向量机无论在模式识别还是在函数拟合方面均显示了其优越性 ,并越来越受到国内外研究者的广泛关注 .但是 ,对支持向量机的推广预测能力具有很大影响的核函数和参数C一直没有一个很好的确定方法 ,针对这一问题 ,将遗传算法和支持向量机结合 ,提出了一种自动选择支持向量机参数的方法 ,结果表明 ,这种方法是科学有效的 .     

航空客运收益管理的结构模型

本文分析了收益管理决策目标的组成要素以及内外主要因素;讨论了容量、价格和销售数量三个决策变量与市场需求要素之间的关系;具体地提出了达到收益管理目标可以采用的两条降低成本的途径和五种提高收入的基本方式;从系统的角度提出了集成性收益管理决策的结构模型。     

我国现行双语教材建设模式探索与实践——以《机械制造技术基础》为例

大学专业基础课或专业课的双语教学作为中国高等教育面向现代化、面向世界、面向未来发展方针下所倡导的新型教学模式,已经逐步在各高校试行,它对于中国高等教育的全球化发展和培养国际化、高素质的综合性人才具有极显著的积极意义。然而,实施双语教学不仅涉及教师队伍的素质、学生语言能力这两个前提条件,更涉及双语教材的建设。在选择双语教材时,应该把握教材作为知识的载体,应当服务于教学,服务于课程体系建设,服务于人才培养目标的原则,以推动双语教学改革。