Foldable container in empty container repositioning in intermodal transportation network of Belt and Road Initiative: strengths and limitations

In 2013, the concept of the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (Belt and Road)’ was initiated by the Chinese government, which involves Asian, European and African continents and their adjacent seas. Logistics plays a core role in such a large framework of economy and trade. In recent years, China, European Union, and Southeast Asia pay much attention to the design and development of the intermodal transportation network towards both economic and environmental efficiency. In this paper, we propose an empty container repositioning model in the intermodal transportation network of Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative by considering both standard and foldable containers. In this model, empty containers are repositioned from the inland of the original area, such as China, to other areas of B&R Initiative related countries and regions, such as European Union and Southeast Asia. We develop a mixed integer linear programming model to determine the optimal repositioning of empty containers via the intermodal transportation network. An Artificial Bee Colony algorithm is developed to solve large size problems in practice and numerical experiments are conducted to show the efficiency of our proposed algorithm. We provide managerial insights regarding the impact on the network performance of foldable containers transportation.     

基于BP人工神经网络的滑坡预测分析

文章以汶川地震引发的滑坡为研究对象,以震中距、地震烈度、坡度、前缘高程、坡高和岩性等影响坡体稳定性的因素为切入点,利用BP人工神经网络对实际坡体的稳定性进行了预测分析。结果表明,BP人工神经网络方法能有效预测坡体的稳定情况。     

Artificial forces for virtual autonomous ships with encountering situations in restricted waters

ABSTRACT

Even if the same two ships operate in the same encountering situation, the actual strategies and timing of operations may be different. Therefore, the fixed collision avoidance trajectory and ship movements are no longer suitable for simulating the real ship behaviour. This paper tries to develop an artificial intelligent system that fully sensitive to the local circumstances and command a ship in virtual environment. Based on AIS (Automatic Identification System) data, this study has developed artificial forces which help decision makings on-board independently under different situations and catching the stochastic nature of ship behaviours during collision avoidances manoeuvring. Actual ship tracks are helpful for ascertaining the parameters that contribute to artificial forces in collision avoidances, while the correlation coefficient analysis is helpful to distinguish the parameters. This study will help to develop a navigation traffic simulation to reflect the realistic ship behaviour and provide reliable information for port and waterway planning, risk analysis, and mitigation measures. The method can be used in developing algorithms for autonomous ships. The method introduced in this study lays a foundation for developing artificial forces at intersections or bends, although the model is only applicable in straight channels at the moment.     

人工岛建设对周围水域潮流场影响研究

在琼州海峡这样一个水动力环境相当复杂的区域建设人工岛,不仅要考虑人工岛本身的稳定性问题,还要深入 地认识人工岛建设引起的周围水域流场变化以及泥沙冲淤变化。为了深入研究工程建设的影响,基于潮流泥沙整体物理模 型试验研究了海口如意岛人工岛工程周围水域工程前后的潮流场变化,得出了人工岛工程的影响范围和强度,同时对工程 海域泥沙冲淤变化情况进行了分析和预测,得出了人工岛工程的建设仅对工程区域附近水域有一定影响的结论。     

利用BP神经网络反算土基回弹模量研究

根据三层BP神经网络和层状弹性理论体系,结合FWD研究土基回弹模量的反算。通过利用反算的土基回弹模量,比较了理论和实测土基顶面的弯沉值,从而发现所建立的神经模型有很好的识别能力和泛化能力,其模型可作为评价土基回弹模量的有效途径。     

桥梁工程设计数据库管理系统的研究

基于关系数据库理论的观点，结合工程的实际需要，研究开发了“桥梁工程设计数据库管理系统”。本文讨论了系统分析、数据模型选择、系统的总体设计、一般应用模块、高级应用模块以及系统软件实现等有关的技术问题。     

基于径向基函数神经网络的GPS高程转换方法

针对GPS高程与正常高程的转换问题，给出了基于径向基函数（Radial Basis Function，RBF）神经网络的模型。该模型隐含层选用Gauss函数作为基函数，学习算法采用自组织选取中心法策略。用实际观测数据进行了试验和仿真，结果表明，用RBF神经网络转换GPS高程的精度优于最小二乘法。对RBF神经网络方法和反向传播（Back-Propagation，BP）神经网络方法转换GPS高程的精度进行了比较，虽然两种方法的结果相近，但RBF神经网络方法在学习速度方面远比BP神经网络方法快。由此可见，RBF神经网络方法用于转换GPS高程是可行和有效的。     

沥青洒布车智能递阶控制系统

为了探讨沥青洒布车的新智能控制方式,在传统的沥青洒布车智能控制的基础上,提出利用智能递阶控制的自适应性、自学习、实时性等优点,使沥青洒布车能根据工作环境的变化进行调节,保证其喷洒恒定和实时性,使其具有良好的作业质量。建立了递阶控制四层系统,介绍了该系统的总体结构和沥青洒布车递阶控制系统的软件结构与硬件结构以及算法,并给出了沥青洒布车的四层递阶控制的试验结果,能实时达到工程施工较高的作业要求。     

平面斜交联络通道水平冻结及实测分析

为解决常州地铁1号线翠竹站-常州火车站区间隧道联络通道因预留钢管片错环造成联络通道平面斜交的问题,采用Z字 型联络通道结构方案及平面斜交联络通道冻结加固方案,对冻结全过程进行温度与变形实测,分析其冻结温度场发展规律以及因 冻胀引起的地表位移变化规律。 得出以下结论: 1)因加强冻结孔的加强作用,其变化规律与常规直交联络通道有所区别; 2)下行 线左侧外侧测温孔外部测点降温速率比内部测点快,而内侧测温孔内部测点降温速率比外部测点快,下行线右侧恰好相反; 3)下 行线左、右侧测温孔开挖时温度回升的测点分别为外部测点与内部测点; 4)联络通道地表隆起最大值分布线亦倾斜,其最大倾角 约为36.2°,与联络通道倾角相近。     

基于神经网络与遗传算法的潜艇舱壁结构优化

建立了某潜艇端部耐压平面舱壁结构优化设计的数学模型,以舱壁上加强桁(筋)结构的剖面尺寸为设计变量,结构强度、稳定性、工艺性要求为约束条件,以加强桁(筋)结构总体积为目标函数,用人工神经网络方法代替结构的有限元分析,结合遗传算法完成了舱壁的结构优化设计。在为网络生成学习样本时,自行设计了正交表,解决了因为设计变量多,无法选取合适正交表而随机取样的问题。数值仿真结果表明,优化设计方案质量较原始初步设计方案减少了18.3%。