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A Shortest Path Dynamic Programming for Expansion Sequencing Problems

  • Kim, Sheung-K.
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.81-94
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    • 1986
  • A shortest path dynamic programming formulation is proposed and attemped to solve an uncapacitated expansion sequencing problem. It is also compared with the Extended Binary State Space approach with total capacity. Difficulties and merits associated with the formulation are discussed. The shortest path dynamic programming lacks the separability condition and an optimal solution is not guaranteed. However it has other merits and seems to be the practical solution procedure for the expansion sequencing problem in a sense that it finds near optimal solution with less state evaluations.

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Solving a Path Assignment Problem using s-t Cuts (그래프의 s-t 절단을 이용한 경로 배정 문제 풀이)

  • Kim, Tae-Jung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.141-147
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    • 2009
  • We introduce a noble method to find a variation of the optimal path problem. The problem is to find the optimal decomposition of an original planar region such that the number of paths in the region is minimized. The paths are required to uniformly cover each subregion and the directions of the paths in each sub-region are required to be either entirely vertical or entirely horizontal. We show how we can transform the path problem into a graph s-t cut problem. We solve the transformed s-t cut problem using the Ford-Fulkerson method and show its performance. The approach can be used in zig-zag milling and layerd manufacturing.

Problem Solving Path Algorithm in Distance Education Environment

  • Min, Youn-A
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.55-61
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    • 2021
  • As the demand for distance education increases, it is necessary to present a problem solving path through a learning tracking algorithm in order to support the efficient learning of learners. In this paper, we proposed a problem solving path of various difficulty levels in various subjects by supplementing the existing learning tracking algorithm. Through the data set obtained through the path for solving the learner's problem, the path through the prim's minimum Spanning tree was secured, and the optimal problem solving path through the recursive neural network was suggested through the path data set. As a result of the performance evaluation of the contents proposed in this paper, it was confirmed that more than 52% of the test subjects included the problem solving path suggested in the problem solving process, and the problem solving time was also improved by more than 45%.

Application of GA algorithm and $A^*$ algorithm to optimal path finding problem (최적경로 탐색을 위한 유전자 알고리즘과 $A^*$알고리즘의 적용)

  • Cho, Won-Hyuk;Kong, Chang-Wook;Kim, In-Taek
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1996.07b
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    • pp.1389-1391
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    • 1996
  • In this paper, we applies two methods - Genetic Algorithm(GA) and $A^*$ Algorithm - to find the optimal path in route guidance system. Under the assumption that the traveling costs of each link are given, the task to find the optimal path becomes very complicated problem if the number of nodes or links increase. Two well-known algorithms are modified to resolve the problem and the preliminary demonstration show both optimistic result and needs to improvement.

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Finding Optimal Small Networks by Mathematical Programming Models (수리계획 모형을 이용한 최적의 작은 네트워크 찾기)

  • Choi, Byung-Joo;Lee, Hee-Sang
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2008
  • In this paper we study the Minimum Edge Addition Problem(MEAP) to decrease the diameter of a graph. MEAP can be used for improving the serviceability of telecommunication networks with a minimum investment. MEAP is an NP-hard optimization problem. We present two mathematical programming models : One is a multi-commodity flow formulation and the other is a path partition formulation. We propose a branch-and-price algorithm to solve the path partition formulation to the optimality. We develop a polynomial time column generation sub-routine conserving the mathematical structure of a sub problem for the path partition formulation. Computational experiments show that the path partition formulation is better than the multi-commodity flow formulation. The branch-and-price algorithm can find the optimal solutions for the immediate size graphs within reasonable time.

An Artificial Neural Network for the Optimal Path Planning (최적경로탐색문제를 위한 인공신경회로망)

  • Kim, Wook;Park, Young-Moon
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1991.07a
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    • pp.333-336
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    • 1991
  • In this paper, Hopfield & Tank model-like artificial neural network structure is proposed, which can be used for the optimal path planning problems such as the unit commitment problems or the maintenance scheduling problems which have been solved by the dynamic programming method or the branch and bound method. To construct the structure of the neural network, an energy function is defined, of which the global minimum means the optimal path of the problem. To avoid falling into one of the local minima during the optimization process, the simulated annealing method is applied via making the slope of the sigmoid transfer functions steeper gradually while the process progresses. As a result, computer(IBM 386-AT 34MHz) simulations can finish the optimal unit commitment problem with 10 power units and 24 hour periods (1 hour factor) in 5 minites. Furthermore, if the full parallel neural network hardware is contructed, the optimization time will be reduced remarkably.

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Trajectory Optimization for Underwater Gliders Considering Depth Constraints (수심 제한을 고려한 수중 글라이더 경로 최적화)

  • Yoon, Sukmin;Kim, Jinwhan
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.560-565
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    • 2014
  • In this study, the problem of trajectory optimization for underwater gliders considering depth constraints is discussed. Typically, underwater gliders are controlled to dive and climb in a saw-tooth pattern at constant gliding angles. This approach is effective and close to optimal for deep water applications. However, the optimal path deviates from the saw-tooth path in shallow water conditions. This study focuses on finding more efficient gliding paths that can minimize the traverse time in the horizontal plane when the water depth is limited. The trajectory optimization problem is formulated into a minimum time control problem with inequality path constraints and hydrodynamic drag effects. A numerical approach based on the pseudo-spectral method is adopted as a solution approach, and the simulation results are presented.

A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for Optimizing Torch Paths to Cut Stock Plates Nested with Open Contours (열린 윤곽선 부재로 이루어진 판재의 절단가공경로 최적화를 위한 혼합형 유전알고리즘)

  • Lee, Moon-Kyu
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.30-39
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    • 2010
  • This paper considers a problem of optimizing torch paths to cut stock plates nested with open contours. For each contour, one of the two ending points is to be selected as a starting point of cutting with the other being the exit point. A torch path is composed of a single depot and a series of starting and ending points of contours to be cut. The torch path optimization problem is shown to be formulated as an extended version of the standard travelling salesman problem. To solve the problem, a hybrid genetic algorithm with the local search of torch paths is proposed. The genetic algorithm is tested for hypothetical problems whose optimal solutions are known in advance due to the special structure of them. The computational results show that the algorithm generates very near optimal solutions for most cases of the test problems, which verifies the validity of the algorithms.

Augmenting Path Algorithm for Routing Telephone Calls Problem

  • Lee, Sang-Un
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.77-81
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    • 2016
  • This paper deals with the optimization problem that decides the routing of connection between multi-source and multi-sink. For this problem, there is only in used the mathematical approach as linear programming (LP) software package and has been unknown the polynomial time algorithm. In this paper we suggest the heuristic algorithm with $O(mn)^2$ time complexity to solve the optimal solution for this problem. This paper suggests the simple method that assigns the possible call flow quantity to augmenting path of ($s_i,t_i$) city pair satisfied with demand of ($s_i,t_i$). The proposed algorithm can be get the same optimal solution as LP for experimental data.

Joint disturbance torque analysis for robots and its application in straight line path placement (로봇의 관절외란해석을 이용한 직선궤적 위치결정)

  • ;Choi, Myuoung Hwan
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.1824-1827
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    • 1997
  • Majority of industrial robots are controlled by a simple joint servo control of joint actuators. In this type of control, the performance of control is influenced greatly by the joint interaction torques including Coriolis and centrifugal forces, which act as disturbance torques to the control system. As the speed of the robot increases, the effect of this disturbance torque increases, and makes the high speed-high precision control more difficult to achieve. In this paper, the joint disturbance torque of robots is analyzed. The joint disturbance torque is defined using the coefficients of dynamic equation of motion, and for the case of a 2DOF planar robot, the conditions for the maximum joint disturbance torques are identified, and the effect of link parameters and joint variables on the joint disturbance torque are examined. Then, a solutioin to the optimal path placement problem is proposed that minimizes the joint disturbance torque are examined. then, a solution to the optimal path placement problem is proposed that minimizes the joint disturbance torque during a straight line motion. the proposed method is illustrated using computer simulation. the proposed solution method cna be applied to the class of robots that are controlled by independent joint sevo control, which includes the vast majority of industrial robots. By minimizing the joint disturbacne torque during the motion, the simple joint servo controlled robot can move with improved path tracking accuracy at high speed.

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