This paper presents a novel composite heuristic algorithm for global optimization by organically integrating the merits of water cycle (WCA) and gravitational search (GSA). To effectively reinforce exploration exploitation algorithms reasonably achieve their balance, modified WCA is first put forward to strengthen its performance introducing concept basin, where position solution also considere...

This paper presents a design procedure for an adaptive power management control strategy based on a driving cycle recognition algorithm. The design goal of the control strategy is to minimize fuel consumption and engine-out NOx, HC and CO emissions on a set of diversified driving schedules. Seven facility-specific drive cycles are considered to represent different driving scenarios. For each fa...

This paper addresses a new mixed integer nonlinear and linear mathematical programming economic lot sizing and scheduling problem in distributed permutation flow shop problem with number of identical factories and machines. Different products must be distributed between the factories and then assignment of products to factories and sequencing of the products assigned to each factory has to be d...

Water distribution networks (WDNs) comprise a complex network of pipes and are crucial for providing potable water to urban communities. Therefore, WDNs must be carefully managed avoid problems such as contamination service failures; however, this requires large budget. Because WDN components have different statuses depending on their installation year, location, transmission pressure, flow rat...

consecutive droughts in sistan and baloochestan province cause water resources restriction and this isa very significant problem for this region. in this study, in order to forecast the drought cycle in 9climatological stations in the province, we used artificial neural networks. the input data wereaverage of annual rainfall data in all stations and also deciles precipitation index, which the f...