This paper introduces a methodology for soil slope stability analysis based on optimization, limit equilibrium principles and method of slices. In this study, the slope stability analysis problem is transformed into a constrained nonlinear optimization problem. To solve that, a Self-Adaptive Genetic Algorithm (GA) is utilized. In this study, the slope stability safety factors are the objective ...

Comparison of static and dynamic control allocation techniques for nonlinear constrained optimal distribution of tire forces in a vehicle control system is presented. The total body forces and moments, obtained from a high level controller, are distributed among tire forces, which are constrained to nonlinear constraint of saturation, through two approaches. For the static control allocation te...

We consider the time horizon of a gambler in the optimization of horse race betting through the use of chance constrained programming. The optimization problem is formulated as a mixed integer nonlinear program for which global optimal solutions are found using optimization tools. A novel approach to estimating superfecta payouts is presented using maximum likelihood estimation. A computational...