Energy-aware control for automated container terminals using integrated flow shop scheduling and optimal control

The performance of container terminals needs to be improved to handle the growth of transported containers and maintain port sustainability. This paper provides a methodology for improving the handling capacity of an automated container terminal in an energy-efficient way. The behavior of a container terminal is considered as consisting of a higher level and a lower level represented by discrete-event dynamics and continuous-time dynamics, respectively. These dynamics represent the behavior of a large number of terminal equipment. The dynamics need to be controlled. For controlling the higher level dynamics, a minimal makespan problem is solved. For this, the minimal time required by equipment for performing an operation at the lower level is needed. The minimal time for performing an operation at the lower level is obtained using Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle. The actual operation time allowed by the higher level for processing an operation at the lower level is subsequently determined by a scheduling algorithm at the higher level. Given an actual operation time, the lower level dynamics are controlled using optimal control to achieve minimal energy consumption while respecting the time constraint. Simulation studies illustrate how energy-efficient management of equipment for the minimal makespan could be obtained using the proposed methodology.     

CTC系统内部UPS电源切换电路改进方案

CTC系统内部UPS电源切换易产生瞬间冲击电流过大，引发电源屏内部CTC电源模块出现过载保护，CTC系统断电出现黑屏等问题。通过对CTC系统内部UPS电源切换电路进行改进，有效确保CTC系统设备运用安全稳定。     

Multi-objective optimization of train routing problem combined with train scheduling on a high-speed railway network

Based on train scheduling, this paper puts forward a multi-objective optimization model for train routing on high-speed railway network, which can offer an important reference for train plan to provide a better service. The model does not only consider the average travel time of trains, but also take the energy consumption and the user satisfaction into account. Based on this model, an improved GA is designed to solve the train routing problem. The simulation results demonstrate that the accurate algorithm is suitable for a small-scale network, while the improved genetic algorithm based on train control (GATC) applies to a large-scale network. Finally, a sensitivity analysis of the parameters is performed to obtain the ideal parameters; a perturbation analysis shows that the proposed method can quickly handle the train disturbance.     

适用于我国Ⅲ、Ⅳ级铁路的列控系统

我国Ⅲ、Ⅳ级铁路有配备列控系统的需求.ITCS和ERTMS Regional是适合Ⅲ、Ⅳ级铁路的2种列控系统,介绍了它们的结构和功能特点.     

Innovative systems for the transportation disadvantaged: Toward more efficient and operationally usable planning tools

When considering innovative forms of public transport for specific groups, such as demand responsive services, the challenge is to find a good balance between operational efficiency and 'user friendliness' of the scheduling algorithm even when specialized skills are not available. Regret insertion-based processes have shown their effectiveness in addressing this specific concern. We introduce a new class of hybrid regret measures to understand better why the behaviour of this kind of heuristic is superior to that of other insertion rules. Our analyses show the importance of keeping a good balance between short- and long-term strategies during the solution process. We also use this methodology to investigate the relationship between the number of vehicles needed and total distance covered - the key point of any cost analysis striving for greater efficiency. Against expectations, in most cases decreasing fleet size leads to savings in vehicle mileage, since the heuristic solution is still far from optimality.     

用单亲遗传算法求解配送车辆调度问题的研究

建立了配送车辆调度问题的数学模型，针对传统遗传算法对复杂问题搜索效率低，易陷入“早熟收敛”的缺点，构建了求解配送车辆调度问题的单亲遗传算法，并进行了实验计算。计算结果表明，用单亲遗传算法求解配送车辆调度问题，可以取得比传统遗传算法更优的结果。     

车辆移动监控系统并发调度机制的研究

在车辆移动监控系统运行过程中,监控中心将同时接收到从不同车载终端发送过来的大量信息,这些信息分别对应着不同的事件。监控中心如何针对这些事件,及时做出不同的响应和处理是极为重要的。在对监控中心并发处理的性能要求进行分析的基础上,提出了优先数事件队列算法来实现车辆监控中心的并发调度机制,并给出了算法实现。     

列控联锁一体化系统设计方案探讨

结合列控联锁一体化设计经验和发展现状，从系统处理能力、输入输出控制、轨道电路编码和统一接口等方面，对列控联锁一体化系统的设计方案提出建议供探讨。     

基于多目标规划的公交车调度方法研究

公交调度要考虑公司和乘客的多方利益。目标规划法是运筹学中解决多目标问题的有效方法,而优先因子的采用可以区分调度中的各方利益的主次。同一优先因子下加入了权重,可根据实际情况做出灵活有效的调度方案。     

Liner ship route schedule design with port time windows

This paper examines a practical tactical liner ship route schedule design problem, which is the determination of the arrival and departure time at each port of call on the ship route. When designing the schedule, the availability of each port in a week, i.e., port time window, is incorporated. As a result, the designed schedule can be applied in practice without or with only minimum revisions. This problem is formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear nonconvex optimization model. In view of the problem structure, an efficient holistic solution approach is proposed to obtain global optimal solution. The proposed solution method is applied to a trans-Atlantic ship route. The results demonstrate that the port time windows, port handling efficiency, bunker price and unit inventory cost all affect the total cost of a ship route, the optimal number of ships to deploy, and the optimal schedule.