A STOCHASTIC FLOW-DEPENDENT MODEL FOR PATH FLOW ESTIMATION

Stochastic Flow Model using Kalman Filters for parameter estimation ⋆

Attaining high quality from manufacturing systems requires utilizing appropriate system-level quality performance modeling and analysis tools. This paper describes the application of the stochastic-flow-modeling (SFM) approach to represent the quality output behavior of a manufacturing system. To do this, a basic one-product type SFM is extended to that of a multiple-product manufacturing syste...

Parameter estimation for stochastic hybrid model applied to urban traffic flow estimation

This paper proposes a novel data-based approach for estimating the parameters of a stochastic hybrid model describing the traffic flow in an urban traffic network with signalized intersections. The model represents the evolution of the traffic flow rate, measuring the number of vehicles passing a given location per time unit. This traffic flow rate is described in this paper using a mode-depend...

A Branch and Bound Method for Finding Flow Path Designing of Agv Systems (RESEARCH NOTE)

One of the important factor in the design of automated guided vehicle systems (AGVS) is the flow path design. This paper presents a branch-and-bound algorithm to determining the flow path by considering not only loaded-vehicles, but also empty-vehicles. The objective is to find the flow path, which will minimize total travel of loaded vehicles. We know that in branch-and-bound method a branch c...

A Hybrid Analytical/Numerical Model for the Characterization of Preferential Flow Path with Non-Darcy Flow

Due to the long-term fluid-solid interactions in waterflooding, the tremendous variation of oil reservoir formation parameters will lead to the widespread evolution of preferential flow paths, thereby preventing the further enhancement of recovery efficiency because of unstable fingering and premature breakthrough. To improve oil recovery, the characterization of preferential flow paths is esse...

A bi-objective model for the assembly flow shop scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times and considering energy consumption