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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"mixed integer quadratic programming"”.
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An optimization approach to routing and scheduling commuter aircraft
… constraints. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer quadratic programming problem. A computer program is developed to solve this problem. An example problem with an operating commuter airline is included to demonstrate the application of the solution procedure.
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Reconfigurable Autonomous Surface Vehicles : perception and trajectory optimization algorithms
… for urban ASV operations. Efficient sequential quadratic programming and real-time B-spline parameterized mixed-integer quadratic programming multi-ASV motion planners are presented respectively for formation changing and shapeshifting operations, enabling use cases such as ASV docking and …
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A hierarchical control strategy for aircraft thermal systems
… a subsystem controller that is formulated as a mixed integer quadratic programming problem which seeks to minimize power consumption while meeting the command of the system-level controller. The subsystem-level controller is responsible for determining the optimal operational mode for each …
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Constrained Control for Helicopter Shipboard Operations and Moored Ocean Current Turbine Flight Control
… using linearization around operating points. A mixed-integer MPC algorithm is also developed for helicopter precision landing on moving decks. The performance of this control structure is evaluated via numerical simulations of the automatic deck landing in adverse conditions such as landing on …
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Community Structure Detection in Complex Biological Networks
… on the development of a series of mathematical programming models to address various manifestations of the community structure detection problem. The aim is to produce more information-rich models that can accurately represent the features of biological systems; with weighted and unweighted …
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Vehicle Routing for Emergency Evacuations
… modified algorithm allows problems with linear, integer, or mixed-integer subproblems and with linear or quadratic objective functions to be solved to optimality. Empirical studies demonstrate the algorithm viability to solve large optimization problems. Finally, a two-stage stochastic …
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Control Design for a Microgrid in Normal and Resiliency Modes of a Distribution System
… be used to eliminate the voltage deviation. A mixed-integer quadratic problem (MIQP) is formulated to determine the amount of reactive power that should be injected or absorbed at the appropriate nodes by inverter. The Big M method is used to address the nonconvex problem. This contribution can …
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Integrated supply chain design for sustainable and resilient development of biofuel production
… a branch-and-bound framework (with linear programming relaxation and Lagrangian relaxation bounding procedures) is developed. Numerical experiments are conducted to demonstrate that the proposed algorithms solve the problem effectively. An empirical Illinois case study and a series of …
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From image co-segmentation to discrete optimization in computer vision - the exploration on graphical model, statistical physics, energy minimization, and integer programming
… review on graphical model, energy minimization, integer programming, as well as all their connections with the fundamental statistical physics. We aim to review the various aspects of the concepts, models, algorithms, etc., in a systematic way and from a different perspective. For instance, we …