A differential evolution approach for the vehicle routing problem with backhauls and time windows

This paper presents a differential evolution algorithm (DEA) to solve a vehicle routing problem with backhauls and time windows (VRPBTW) and applied for a catering firm. VRPBTW is an extension of the vehicle routing problem, which includes capacity and time window constraints. In this problem, customers are divided into two subsets: linehaul and backhaul. Each vehicle starts from a depot and goods are delivered from the depot to the linehaul customers. Goods are subsequently brought back to the depot from the backhaul customers. The objective is to minimize the total distance that satisfies all of the constraints. The problem is formulated using mixed integer programming and solved using DEA. Proposed algorithm is tested with several benchmark problems to demonstrate effectiveness and efficiency of the algorithm and results show that our proposed algorithm can find superior solutions for most of the problems in comparison with the best known solutions. Hence, DEA was carried out for catering firm to minimize total transportation costs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

考虑时间效应下新旧桥基础差异沉降研究

在桥梁拓宽改造工程中,必然涉及新建桥梁和原有桥梁基础差异沉降及桥面板的开裂等问题。考虑沉降与时间的关系下,对桥梁基础沉降量计算方法进行了研究,计算出了旧桥的总沉降量及工后沉降结果,结合新建桥的实际情况提出相应处理办法。     

Modeling Human Vehicle Driving by Model Predictive Online Optimization

A driver model is designed which relates the driver's action to his perception, driving experience, and preferences over a wide range of possible traffic situations. The basic idea behind the work is that the human uses his sensory perception and his expert knowledge to predict the vehicle's future behavior for the next few seconds (prediction model). At a certain sampling rate the vehicle's future motion is optimized using this prediction model, in order to meet certain objectives. The human tries to follow this optimal behavior using a compensatory controller. Based on this hypothesis, human vehicle driving is modeled by a hierarchical controller. A repetitive nonlinear optimization is employed to plan the vehicle's future motion (trajectory planning task), using an SQP algorithm. This is combined with a PID tracking control to minimize its deviations. The trajectory planning scheme is experimentally verified for undisturbed driving situations employing various objectives, namely ride comfort, lane keeping, and minimized speed variation. The driver model is then applied to study path planning during curve negotiation under various preferences. A highly dynamic avoidance maneuver (standardized ISO double lane change) is then simulated to investigate the overall stability of the closed loop vehicle/driver system.     

240火花塞式燃气机预燃燃烧技术研究

针对目前国内外气缸直径200 mm,单缸排量10 L以上火花塞式4冲程燃气机热效率低、热负荷高、可靠性低等问题,以南车资阳机车有限公司240系列火花塞式燃气机(燃气主要成分为CH4)为例,简要介绍对解决这些问题进行的预燃燃烧技术研究.     

A comparison of various algorithms to extract Magic Formula tyre model coefficients for vehicle dynamics simulations

Tyre models are a prerequisite for any vehicle dynamics simulation. Tyre models range from the simplest mathematical models that consider only the cornering stiffness to a complex set of formulae. Among all the steady-state tyre models that are in use today, the Magic Formula tyre model is unique and most popular. Though the Magic Formula tyre model is widely used, obtaining the model coefficients from either the experimental or the simulation data is not straightforward due to its nonlinear nature and the presence of a large number of coefficients. A common procedure used for this extraction is the least-squares minimisation that requires considerable experience for initial guesses. Various researchers have tried different algorithms, namely, gradient and Newton-based methods, differential evolution, artificial neural networks, etc. The issues involved in all these algorithms are setting bounds or constraints, sensitivity of the parameters, the features of the input data such as the number of points, noisy data, experimental procedure used such as slip angle sweep or tyre measurement (TIME) procedure, etc. The extracted Magic Formula coefficients are affected by these variants. This paper highlights the issues that are commonly encountered in obtaining these coefficients with different algorithms, namely, least-squares minimisation using trust region algorithms, Nelder–Mead simplex, pattern search, differential evolution, particle swarm optimisation, cuckoo search, etc. A key observation is that not all the algorithms give the same Magic Formula coefficients for a given data. The nature of the input data and the type of the algorithm decide the set of the Magic Formula tyre model coefficients.     

施工及环境因素诱发污水处理池差异沉降及渗漏风险

针对地基变形特征及其引发的大型污水处理池混凝土结构破裂渗漏风险，研究人工降水、开挖与桩基加固、滨海潮汐地下水渗透等条件下的地基变形特性，并建立地基变形基本方程及多因素综合影响下的统一函数表达式。结合上海白龙港污水处理厂工程，分析了工程区域施工及环境因素可能产生的地基变形及其对结构受力的不良影响。结果表明：i）地基变形曲率对结构受力产生直接影响，曲率半径越小，结构的附加应力越大、致裂风险越高；ii）结构高度越大，对地基弯曲变形的反应越敏感；iii）结构抗弯刚度突变处，应力集中程度高、局部应力超限风险增大。     

机械差速器耦合轮对轨道车辆导向性能分析

目前对称样式的差速器广泛应用于旋转车轮轨道车辆中,左右车轮差速控制的装置,成为时下研究的一个热点问题。研究学者在动力学的基础上对机械差速耦合轮对运行车辆的影响建立了模型进行分析,其中包含刚性的车轮和独立旋转的车轮,通过模型分析对比研究了机械差速耦合轮对车辆直线和曲线行驶导向性能的研究。研究发现,机械差速耦合装置独立旋转的车轮在车轮在复位对中有着积极的影响,对独立车轮导向能力差有了很好的解决办法。和刚性车轮进行比较,机械差速在通过性能上有着更好的安全性和导向性能。在城市轨道交通领域有着很好的应用。文章通过讨论车轮导向的原理,研究了机械差速耦合装置对轨道交通车辆导向性能的影响。     

二阶混合型积分微分差分方程非线性边值问题的存在性与唯一性

利用微分不等式技巧研究了某一类混合型二阶积分微分差分方程非线性边值问题,在上下解存在的条件下,得到了解的存在性和唯一性定理.结果表明：这种技巧为其它边值问题的研究提出了崭新的思路.     

一种电感式位移测量装置的设计

介绍了差动变压器式位移传感器的结构和原理,给出了电感式位移测量装置的系统设计方案.该系统通过FPGA产生稳定的DDS信号作为激励源,经差分电路输出2路平衡信号:通过过采样平均滤波的方法实现噪声抑制:采用线性拟合的方法对非线性数据进行补偿,实现了位移的精确测量,测量精度较高.     

基于土体弹塑性理论的复合桩基沉降特征有限元分析*

采用有限元软件,在考虑土的弹塑性及桩土接触特性的基础上,建立了复合桩基三维有限元模型。系统计算分析了在不同荷载P、桩长L、桩径d及桩间距S的条件下,复合桩基群桩基础的沉降及差异沉降的变化趋势,得到了可供设计参考的结论。