Solving material distribution routing problem in mixed manufacturing systems with a hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithm

The material distribution routing problem in the manufacturing system is a complex combinatorial optimization problem and its main task is to deliver materials to the working stations with low cost and high efficiency. A multi-objective model was presented for the material distribution routing problem in mixed manufacturing systems, and it was solved by a hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (HMOEA). The characteristics of the HMOEA are as follows: 1) A route pool is employed to preserve the best routes for the population initiation; 2) A specialized best?worst route crossover (BWRC) mode is designed to perform the crossover operators for selecting the best route from Chromosomes 1 to exchange with the worst one in Chromosomes 2, so that the better genes are inherited to the offspring; 3) A route swap mode is used to perform the mutation for improving the convergence speed and preserving the better gene; 4) Local heuristics search methods are applied in this algorithm. Computational study of a practical case shows that the proposed algorithm can decrease the total travel distance by 51.66%, enhance the average vehicle load rate by 37.85%, cut down 15 routes and reduce a deliver vehicle. The convergence speed of HMOEA is faster than that of famous NSGA-II.

A GENERAL SOLUTION AND THE APPLICATION OF SPACE AXISYMMETRIC PROBLEM IN PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL

According to the structure feature of the governing equations of spaceaxisymmetric problem in transversely, isotropic piezoelectric material. using the methodof introducing potential .function one by. one, in this paper we obtain the so-calledgeneral solution of displacement and eleclric potential function denoied by uniquepoiential.function which satisfies specific partiality equations. As an applying exampleof the general solution, we solve problem of semi-infinile boodt. made of piezoelectricmaterial, on the surface of the semi-infinite body a concentrative .force is applied, andget the analytic .formulations of stress and electric displacement comiponenis. Thegeneral solution provided by this paper can be used as a tool to analyse the mechanical-electrical coupling behavior of piezoelecrtic material which conlains defects such ascavity inclusion. penny-shape crack. and so on. The result of the solved problem canbe used directly to analyse contact problems which take place between twopiezoelectric bodies or piezoelectric body. and elastic body .

A meshless model for transient heat conduction analyses of 3D axisymmetric functionally graded solids

A meshless numerical model is developed for analyzing transient heat conductions in three-dimensional （3D） axisymmetric continuously nonhomogeneous functionally graded materials （FGMs）. Axial symmetry of geometry and boundary conditions reduces the original 3D initial-boundary value problem into a two-dimensional （2D） problem. Local weak forms are derived for small polygonal sub-domains which surround nodal points distributed over the cross section. In order to simplify the treatment of the essential boundary conditions, spatial variations of the temperature and heat flux at discrete time instants are interpolated by the natural neighbor interpolation. Moreover, the using of three-node triangular finite element method （FEM） shape functions as test functions reduces the orders of integrands involved in domain integrals. The semi-discrete heat conduction equation is solved numerically with the traditional two-point difference technique in the time domain. Two numerical examples are investigated and excellent results are obtained, demonstrating the potential application of the proposed approach.