In order to reduce average arterial vehicle delay, a novel distributed and coordinated traffic control algorithm is developed using the multiple agent system and the reinforce learning (RL). The RL is used to minimi...In order to reduce average arterial vehicle delay, a novel distributed and coordinated traffic control algorithm is developed using the multiple agent system and the reinforce learning (RL). The RL is used to minimize average delay of arterial vehicles by training the interaction ability between agents and exterior environments. The Robertson platoon dispersion model is embedded in the RL algorithm to precisely predict platoon movements on arteries and then the reward function is developed based on the dispersion model and delay equations cited by HCM2000. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated in a Matlab environment and comparisons between the algorithm and the conventional coordination algorithm are conducted in three different traffic load scenarios. Results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional algorithm in all the scenarios. Moreover, with the increase in saturation degree, the performance is improved more significantly. The results verify the feasibility and efficiency of the established algorithm.展开更多
Due to the effectiveness, simple deployment and low cost, radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are used in a variety of applications to uniquely identify physical objects. The operation of RFID systems ofte...Due to the effectiveness, simple deployment and low cost, radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are used in a variety of applications to uniquely identify physical objects. The operation of RFID systems often involves a situation in which multiple readers physically located near one another may interfere with one another's operation. Such reader collision must be minimized to avoid the faulty or miss reads. Specifically, scheduling the colliding RFID readers to reduce the total system transaction time or response time is the challenging problem for large-scale RFID network deployment. Therefore, the aim of this work is to use a successful multi-swarm cooperative optimizer called pseo to minimize both the reader-to-reader interference and total system transaction time in RFID reader networks. The main idea of pS20 is to extend the single population PSO to the interacting multi-swarm model by constructing hierarchical interaction topology and enhanced dynamical update equations. As the RFID network scheduling model formulated in this work is a discrete problem, a binary version of PS20 algorithm is proposed. With seven discrete benchmark functions, PS20 is proved to have significantly better performance than the original PSO and a binary genetic algorithm, pS20 is then used for solving the real-world RFID network scheduling problem. Numerical results for four test cases with different scales, ranging from 30 to 200 readers, demonstrate the performance of the proposed methodology.展开更多
Traffic management in underground mines,especially on production ramps,is a difficult problem to optimize and control.Most operations use one of a few common policies;e.g.,the so-called ‘‘lock-out" and‘‘loade...Traffic management in underground mines,especially on production ramps,is a difficult problem to optimize and control.Most operations use one of a few common policies;e.g.,the so-called ‘‘lock-out" and‘‘loaded-vehicle-priority" policies.The work presented in this paper uses discrete-event simulation to study the efficiency of multiple policies.Based on simulation results,an improvement to the common lock-out policy is proposed.This new policy utilizes the rules of the lock-out policy but integrates an option that allows a group of vehicles to be given temporary priority in a certain direction of travel.Quantitative results are provided and,based on these,a systematic technique for ramp design that aims to optimize the efficiency of underground mine ramp traffic flow is described.展开更多
以制造商和供应商为视角,考虑网络外部性特性,研究组织际信息系统(Interorganizational information systems,IOS)的动态协调关系与策略.设定网络外部性的离散动态属性,引入吸引机制与竞争机制控制向量,给出网络外部性动态最优控制算法...以制造商和供应商为视角,考虑网络外部性特性,研究组织际信息系统(Interorganizational information systems,IOS)的动态协调关系与策略.设定网络外部性的离散动态属性,引入吸引机制与竞争机制控制向量,给出网络外部性动态最优控制算法与命题;进而构建制造商对供应商有无补贴政策情形下的收益模型,并模拟正负网络外部性、制造商与供应商收益、供应商加入IOS数量的演化轨迹,从而得出组织际信息系统在协调制造商与供应商收益上的动态规律.研究认为:补贴政策可以在IOS的初始阶段实施,但此时注重实施效率;补贴政策在第二三阶段实施,此时竞争机制作用明显,应注重补贴政策的动态与差异性.展开更多
基金The National Key Technology R&D Program during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period of China (No. 2009BAG17B02)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2011AA110304)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50908100)
文摘In order to reduce average arterial vehicle delay, a novel distributed and coordinated traffic control algorithm is developed using the multiple agent system and the reinforce learning (RL). The RL is used to minimize average delay of arterial vehicles by training the interaction ability between agents and exterior environments. The Robertson platoon dispersion model is embedded in the RL algorithm to precisely predict platoon movements on arteries and then the reward function is developed based on the dispersion model and delay equations cited by HCM2000. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated in a Matlab environment and comparisons between the algorithm and the conventional coordination algorithm are conducted in three different traffic load scenarios. Results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional algorithm in all the scenarios. Moreover, with the increase in saturation degree, the performance is improved more significantly. The results verify the feasibility and efficiency of the established algorithm.
基金Projects(61105067,61174164)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(012BAF10B11,2012BAF10B06)supported by the National Key Technologies R&D Program of China+1 种基金Project(F11-264-1-08)supported by the Shenyang Science and Technology Project,ChinaProject(2011BY100383)supported by the Cooperation Project of Foshan and Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Due to the effectiveness, simple deployment and low cost, radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are used in a variety of applications to uniquely identify physical objects. The operation of RFID systems often involves a situation in which multiple readers physically located near one another may interfere with one another's operation. Such reader collision must be minimized to avoid the faulty or miss reads. Specifically, scheduling the colliding RFID readers to reduce the total system transaction time or response time is the challenging problem for large-scale RFID network deployment. Therefore, the aim of this work is to use a successful multi-swarm cooperative optimizer called pseo to minimize both the reader-to-reader interference and total system transaction time in RFID reader networks. The main idea of pS20 is to extend the single population PSO to the interacting multi-swarm model by constructing hierarchical interaction topology and enhanced dynamical update equations. As the RFID network scheduling model formulated in this work is a discrete problem, a binary version of PS20 algorithm is proposed. With seven discrete benchmark functions, PS20 is proved to have significantly better performance than the original PSO and a binary genetic algorithm, pS20 is then used for solving the real-world RFID network scheduling problem. Numerical results for four test cases with different scales, ranging from 30 to 200 readers, demonstrate the performance of the proposed methodology.
基金funded by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) under project CRDPJ 44SBO4-12funding provided by Barrick Gold Corporation and Peck Tech Consulting Ltd
文摘Traffic management in underground mines,especially on production ramps,is a difficult problem to optimize and control.Most operations use one of a few common policies;e.g.,the so-called ‘‘lock-out" and‘‘loaded-vehicle-priority" policies.The work presented in this paper uses discrete-event simulation to study the efficiency of multiple policies.Based on simulation results,an improvement to the common lock-out policy is proposed.This new policy utilizes the rules of the lock-out policy but integrates an option that allows a group of vehicles to be given temporary priority in a certain direction of travel.Quantitative results are provided and,based on these,a systematic technique for ramp design that aims to optimize the efficiency of underground mine ramp traffic flow is described.
文摘以制造商和供应商为视角,考虑网络外部性特性,研究组织际信息系统(Interorganizational information systems,IOS)的动态协调关系与策略.设定网络外部性的离散动态属性,引入吸引机制与竞争机制控制向量,给出网络外部性动态最优控制算法与命题;进而构建制造商对供应商有无补贴政策情形下的收益模型,并模拟正负网络外部性、制造商与供应商收益、供应商加入IOS数量的演化轨迹,从而得出组织际信息系统在协调制造商与供应商收益上的动态规律.研究认为:补贴政策可以在IOS的初始阶段实施,但此时注重实施效率;补贴政策在第二三阶段实施,此时竞争机制作用明显,应注重补贴政策的动态与差异性.