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Showing 1 to 20 of 267 for “"multi-objective optimization"”.
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Multi-Objective Optimization for Public Policy
… data" analytics, machine learning, and scalable optimization has only expanded the field's impact, unlocking new research directions and application areas. What makes public policy a challenging domain is a combination of three factors: (i) policymakers must balance multiple objectives that often …
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Multi-Objective optimization of arch bridges
… optimized in each case. Furthermore, a multi-objective optimization process was run on the bridge to examine the tradeoffs between the deflection and the self-weight. The weight-oriented optimization allows saving more than 60% of the weight compared to the original structure. Analyzing …
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Multi-objective Optimization in Traffic Signal Control
… to regulate traffic flow. Recently, complex optimization techniques have been applied to traffic signal control systems to improve their performance. Traffic simulators are one of the most popular tools to evaluate the performance of a potential solution in traffic signal optimization. For …
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Exact And Representative Algorithms For Multi Objective Optimization
… the decision alternatives are evaluated with multiple conflicting criteria. The entire set of non-dominated solutions for practical problems is impossible to obtain with reasonable computational effort. Decision maker generally needs only a representative set of solutions from the actual …
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Multi-objective optimization techniques in electricity generation planning
The objective of this research is to develop a framework of multi-objective optimization (MOO) models that are better capable of providing decision support on future long-term electricity generation planning (EGP), in the context of insufficient electricity capacity and to apply it to the …
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Multi-objective optimization of vertically mixed lateral systems
… material cost and embodied carbon. By taking a multi-objective optimization approach at the design of lateral load-resisting systems in buildings, this research devises a practical tool that can be used by designers to assess and examine the advantages and disadvantages of various layouts of …
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Modelling, simulation and multi-objective optimization of industrial hydrocrackers
… and achieve the best resource utilization. Multiple objectives are relevant in such cases. The availability of powerful computational resources and robust evolutionary techniques like Genetic Algorithm (GA), have led to a revolution in the field of multi-objective optimization (MOO). This …
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Multi-Objective Optimization for Large-Scale Highway Construction Projects
The main research development of this study contribute to the advancement of current practice in highway construction planning and can lead to: (1) an increase in the efficiency of resource utilization in highway construction projects which can ultimately produce significant savings in public …
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Multi-objective optimization for the conceptual design of structures
… in prioritizing and managing different design objectives, advances in performance analysis have not commonly translated into guidance in early stage design, as the limits of the traditional design process and a separation of disciplines have relegated performance feedback to later phases. In …
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Hybrid Multi-Objective Optimization Models for Managing Pavement Assets
… of highway system make the use of multi-objective optimization techniques particularly attractive for managing highway assets. Recognizing the need for effective tradeoff tools and the limitations of state-of-practice analytical models and tools in highway asset management, the main …
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Decision-making methods under Uncertainty in Discrete Multi-objective Optimization
… decision-making methods in Uncertain Discrete Multi-objective Optimization Problems (UDMOPs), where uncertainty arises in both objective function and constraint coefficients. The study pursues three main goals: (1) constructing sensitivity regions in the objective space to handle objective-wise …
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Multi-objective optimization and meta-modeling of tape-wound transformers
… to support component and system-level optimization are considered. As a basis for component optimization, a magnetic equivalent circuit (MEC) model is derived. The key components of the MEC model are the leakage permeances, which have been established using analytical techniques and …
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Multi-Objective Optimization for Temporary Housing Arrangements After Natural Disasters
… integrated housing recovery plans; (3) an optimization model to maximize the sustainability of integrated housing recovery efforts. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
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Multi-objective optimization for resource driven scheduling in construction projects
… strategies such as the utilization of multiple shifts on construction productivity, duration, and cost; and (3) analyze and quantify the impact of construction uncertainties on the generated project schedules in an efficient and effective manner especially for real-life large-scale …
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Multi-objective optimization of next-generation aircraft collision avoidance software
… implement a genetic algorithm that can perform multi-objective optimization directly. By appropriately applying these two methods, we show that we are able to tune the POMDP design parameters more effectively than existing work.
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Multi-Objective Optimization: Riccati Iteration and the Lotfi Manufacturing Problem
… software to solve a difficult dynamic optimization problem - a capital replacement problem posed by Lotfi where multiple objectives have been identified. The Riccati iteration will be shown to be the most practicable method for solving this problem, especially when compared to the …
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