Global optimization
Artificial immune system for solving global optimization problems
... Over the last years, a bio-inspired system has call the attention of some researchers, the Natural Immune System (NIS) and its powerful capacity of information processing [5]. The NIS is a very complex system with ...
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Global optimization applied to kinetic models of metabolic networks
... local optimization methods cannot accomplish the latter task, as they can fail even in solving convex prob- lems (Tawarmalani and Sahinidis, 2002), in such a way that one will never be sure if the convergence ...
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Applicability of deterministic global optimization to the short-term hydrothermal coordination problem
... The interior point algorithm developed for semi-infinite quadratic programming problems with linear constraints, together with the concept of Least Deviation De- composition, allows us to obtain a better d.c. ...
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A solution to the transfer princing problem by successively reducing the duality gap
... a global optimization procedure to configure a global supply chain in order to maximize the after tax profits, including transfer prices and the allocation of transportation costs as explicit ...
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Global numerical optimization with a bi-population particle swarm optimizer
... This paper presents an enhanced Particle Swarm Optimizer approach, which is designed to solve numerical unconstrained optimization problems. The approach incorporates a dual population in an attempt to overcome ...
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An optimization method for conceptual design in engineering systems based on high order singular value decomposition
... This tensor builds an n-dimensional database, whose elements could be obtained using either wind tunnel tests or a computational fluid dynam- ics (CFD) solver. Anticipating the test problem described in chapter 4, even ...
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Contribución al desarrollo de herramientas CAD para el análisis y diseño de antenas de banda ultra ancha mediante el método de elementos finitos : Contribution to the development of CAD tools for the analysis and design of ultra-wideband antennas by means of the finite element method
... of optimization present in nature in an intelligent way or in other heuristic approximations to the exploration of the search ...Colony Optimization [33], a technique intended to obtain good paths through ...
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Optimization of the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic residues by using radial basis functions modeling and particle swarm optimization
... [11] Giordano PC, Martínez HD, Iglesias AA, Beccaria AJ, Goicoechea HC. Application of response surface methodology and artificial neural networks for optimization of recombinant Oryza sativa non-symbiotic ...
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A tolerance analysis and optimization methodology: the combined use of 3D CAT, a dimensional hierarchization matrix and an optimization algorithm
... Unfortunately, designers have only two types of tools to perform tolerance analyses, which neither simulate the real behaviour of parts or joints in the mechanisms, nor imply compliance with ASME and ISO standards that ...
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Controller optimization for a solar tracking system using differential evolution
... This paper details the design and implementation of two analog controllers for the solar tracker located in the thermal power plant laboratory at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. In this study we used differential ...
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TítuloReliability based design and topology optimization of aerospace components and structures
... Performing optimization in the design of stiffened composite panels may be trouble- some given that several variables of different natures may be involved, such as geom- etry dimensions or stacking sequences of ...
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TítuloStructural optimization of steel jackets for offshore wind turbines considering dynamic response and fatigue constraints
... The proposed method is neither unique nor absolute. In section 1.2 of this thesis, some of the most relevant works in optimization of jackets for offshore wind turbines were briefly discussed. The algorithms used ...
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TítuloTopological active model optimization by means of evolutionary methods for image segmentation
... the global search of the genetic algorithm, by means of a Lamarckian strategy, was also ...The global search overcame the possible presence of noise in the images whereas the greedy search helped to speed ...
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From metaheuristics to learnheuristics: Applications to logistics, finance, and computing
... Nevertheless, apart from the neglect of realistic non-linear constraints, there is a second point of criticism to the original Markowitz model, namely its assumption of normal financial returns, which, in reality are ...
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Una aproximación a las elasticidades del comercio exterior de la Argentina
... demanda global (Benavie, ...demanda global genera mejores criterios de ajuste en comparación con el ...demanda global a precios constantes del INDEC (base 1993), mientras que para los socios ...
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Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimization With jMetal and Spark: a Case Study
... Abstract. Technologies for Big Data and Data Science are receiving increasing research interest nowadays. This paper introduces the pro- totyping architecture of a tool aimed to solve Big Data Optimization ...
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Contributions to the development of the CRO SL algorithm: Engineering applications problems
... One of the most used antennas in wireless communications is the inverted-F antenna (IFA) [Volakis2009, Elsheakh2014]. An inverted-F antenna is a planar metallic line printed on a PCB (Printed Circuit Board), without ...
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Optimización de un complejo de procesamieto de gas natural
... In the case of Argentina, the processing activity is a part of the natural gas transport and distribution system, which is regulated by law in order to ensure an adequate provision for home and industrial use. For this ...
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Railway traffic optimization
... The optimization model shown in Figure 6.1 represents a bi-level structure. The evaluation of the objective function needs: i) to run a simulation model to calculate the complete timetable (Table 6.3), ii) to ...
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