Facility location-network design (FLND) problem, which determines the location of facilities and also communication links between the demand and facility nodes, is arisen from the combination of the facility location and network design problems. This paper deals with fuzzy capacitated facility location-network design model which aims to select the facilities and candidate links in a way that yi...

We propose an informative path planning (IPP) algorithm for active classification using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), focusing on weed detection in precision agriculture. We model the presence of weeds on farmland using an occupancy grid and generate plans according to information-theoretic objectives, enabling the UAV to gather data efficiently. We use a combination of global viewpoint sel...

A.R. Mehrabian⁎, C. Lucas School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran Control and Intelligent Processing Center of Excellence, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran. P.O. Box: 14875-347, Tehran, Iran Control and Intelligent Processing Center of Excellence, School of Electrical and Computer Engin...

Nowadays, the high-dimensionality of data causes a variety problems in machine learning. It is necessary to reduce feature number by selecting only most relevant them. Different approaches called Feature Selection are used for this task. In paper, we propose method that uses Swarm Intelligence techniques. algorithms perform optimization searching optimal points search space. We show usability t...

Pest control is one of the areas in which population dynamic theory has been successfully applied to solve practical problems. However, the links between population dynamic theory and model construction have been less emphasized in the management and control of weed populations. Most management models of weed population dynamics have emphasized the role of the endogenous process, but the role o...

Article history: Received 9 April 2014 Accepted 8 October 2014 Available online 9 November 2014 This paper presents efficient chaotic invasive weed optimization (CIWO) techniques based on chaos for solving optimal power flow (OPF) problems with non-smooth generator fuel cost functions (non-smooth OPF) with the minimum pollution level (environmental OPF) in electric power systems. OPF problem is...