In this paper, a method integrating Q-learning algorithm and simulation technique is proposed to optimize the operation scheduling in container terminals. Firstly Q-learning algorithms for yard cranes and yard trailers are designed to obtain the optimal scheduling strategy of yard cranes and yard trailers. Then Q-learning is combined with simulation to develop an integrating scheduling model in...

Video security is becoming more and more vital today due to rapid development of hardware equipments as the number of installed cameras can confirm. This paper presents the system architecture of IVSS, an Intelligent Video Surveillance System based on IPcameras and deployed in an academic environment. In fact, Video surveillance is increasingly found in academic institutions. It is used to over...

The Brazilians educational institutions need a large energy demand for the operation of laundries, restaurants and accommodation of students. Much of that energy comes from steam generated in boilers with wood fuel. The laboral activity in boiler may present problems for the operator's health due to exposure to excessive heat, and its operation has a high degree of risk. This paper describes an...

Service orientation has emerged as a new promising paradigm for enterprise integration in the manufacturing sector. In this article, we focus on the approach and technologies for constructing a service oriented manufacturing environment. The service orientation is achieved via virtualization in which everything, including machines, equipments, devices, various data sources, applications, and pr...

This paper presents a Geographic Information System (GIS) based cost estimation methodology, which may be helpful in increasing the productivity of quantity estimator by reducing the manual work in quantity takeoffs. Proposed methodology also eliminates missing or duplication of various items of work by visualizing each components corresponding to the items in three dimension (3D). Several scri...

The electromagnetic compatibility of ATLAS electronic equipments must be insured to achieve the required level of performance of the experiment. The ATLAS EMC Policy covers the electrical safety aspects of the front end and racked installations, and aims the proper operation of the experiment in the electromagnetic environment that it creates. For this, the policy defines a set of procedures to...

Today, for many companies, there are large numbers of manufacturing equipments. To better utilize manufacturing resources, it is necessary to classify the equipments into a few groups. In this paper, the hybrid algorithm of fuzzy clustering algorithm (FCM) and genetic algorithm (GA) is implemented to group manufacturing resources. An application sample is developed and its results are analyzed....