To improve the mainlainability design efficiency and quality, a layout optimization method for maintainability of multi-component systems was proposed. The impact of the component layout design on system maintainabili...To improve the mainlainability design efficiency and quality, a layout optimization method for maintainability of multi-component systems was proposed. The impact of the component layout design on system maintainability was analyzed, and the layout problem for maintainability was presented. It was formulated as an optimization problem, where maintainability, layout space and distance requirement were formulated as objective functions. A multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm, in which the constrained-domination relationship and the update strategy of the global best were simply modified, was then used to obtain Pareto optimal solutions for the maintainability layout design problem. Finally, application in oxygen generation system of a spacecraft was studied in detail to illustrate the effectiveness and usefulness of the proposed method. The results show that the concurrent maintainability design can be carried out during the layout design process by solving the layout optimization problem for maintainability.展开更多
A decision support system, including a multi-objective optimization framework and a multi-attribute decision making approach is proposed for satellite equipment layout. Firstly, given three objectives (to minimize the...A decision support system, including a multi-objective optimization framework and a multi-attribute decision making approach is proposed for satellite equipment layout. Firstly, given three objectives (to minimize the C.G. offset, the cross moments of inertia and the space debris impact risk), we develop a threedimensional layout optimization model. Unlike most of the previous works just focusing on mass characteristics of the system, a space debris impact risk index is developed. Secondly, we develop an efficient optimization framework for the integration of computer-aided design (CAD) software as well as the optimization algorithm to obtain the Pareto front of the layout optimization problem. Thirdly, after obtaining the candidate solutions, we present a multi-attribute decision making approach, which integrates the smart Pareto filter and the correlation coefficient and standard deviation (CCSD) method to select the best tradeoff solutions on the optimal Pareto fronts. Finally, the framework and the decision making approach are applied to a case study of a satellite platform.展开更多
With sustaining change of production mode,layout planning is no longer a thing built once for all.Cellular layout(CL) is becoming a hotspot in the research field of manufacturing system layout.Traditional researches o...With sustaining change of production mode,layout planning is no longer a thing built once for all.Cellular layout(CL) is becoming a hotspot in the research field of manufacturing system layout.Traditional researches on layout planning are mainly concentrating on aspects of layout arithmetic,style and evaluation,etc.Relatively seldom efforts are paid to CL and its specific problems as cell formation(CF),equipment sharing and CL analysis.Through problem analyzing of layout in cellular manufacturing system(CMS),research approach of cell formation,interactive layout and layout analysis threaded with process interconnection relationship(PIR) is proposed.Typical key technologies in CL like CF technology based on similarity analysis of part processes,interactive visual layout technology,layout evaluation technology founded on PIR analysis and algorithm of cell equipment sharing are put forward.Against the background of one enterprise which encounters problems of low utility of key equipments and disperse material logistic,an example of four-cell layout is given.The CL adjustment and analysis results show that equipment with high level of sharing degree should be disposed around the boundary of its main cell,and be near to other sharing cells as possible; process route should be centralized by all means,so equipment adjustment is to be implemented along direction that route intersection can be decreased; giving consideration to the existence of discrete cell,logistic route and its density should be centralized to cells formed.The proposed research can help improve equipment utility and material logistic efficiency of CL,and can be popularized to other application availably.展开更多
With the increasing demands of health care,the design of hospital buildings has become increasingly demanding and complicated.However,the traditional layout design method for hospital is labor intensive,time consuming...With the increasing demands of health care,the design of hospital buildings has become increasingly demanding and complicated.However,the traditional layout design method for hospital is labor intensive,time consuming and prone to errors.With the development of artificial intelligence(AI),the intelligent design method has become possible and is considered to be suitable for the layout design of hospital buildings.Two intelli-gent design processes based on healthcare systematic layout planning(HSLP)and generative adversarial network(GAN)are proposed in this paper,which aim to solve the generation problem of the plane functional layout of the operating departments(ODs)of general hospitals.The first design method that is more like a mathemati-cal model with traditional optimization algorithm concerns the following two steps:developing the HSLP model based on the conventional systematic layout planning(SLP)theory,identifying the relationship and flows amongst various departments/units,and arriving at the preliminary plane layout design;establishing mathematical model to optimize the building layout by using the genetic algorithm(GA)to obtain the optimized scheme.The specific process of the second intelligent design based on more than 100 sets of collected OD drawings includes:labelling the corresponding functional layouts of each OD plan;building image-to-image translation with conditional ad-versarial network(pix2pix)for training OD plane layouts,which is one of the most representative GAN models.Finally,the functions and features of the results generated by the two methods are analyzed and compared from an architectural and algorithmic perspective.Comparison of the two design methods shows that the HSLP and GAN models can autonomously generate new OD plane functional layouts.The HSLP layouts have clear functional area adjacencies and optimization goals,but the layouts are relatively rigid and not specific enough.The GAN outputs are the most innovative layouts with strong applicability,but the dataset has strict constraints.The goal of this paper is to help release the heavy load of architects in the early design stage and present the effectiveness of these intelligent design methods in the field of medical architecture.展开更多
Light is one of the most important environmental factors for plant growth and development.In relay cropping systems,crop layouts influence light distribution,affecting light use efficiency(LUE).However,the response of...Light is one of the most important environmental factors for plant growth and development.In relay cropping systems,crop layouts influence light distribution,affecting light use efficiency(LUE).However,the response of light interception,light conversion,and LUE for relay maize and relay soybean to different crop layouts remains unclear.We aimed to quantify the effect of crop layout on intraspecific and interspecific competition,light interception,light conversion,LUE,and land productivity between relay maize and relay soybean.We conducted a field experiment for four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020 in Sichuan province,China,comparing different crop layouts(bandwidth 2.0 m,row ratio 2:2;bandwidth 2.4 m,row ratio 2:3;bandwidth 2.8 m,row ratio 2:4),with sole maize and sole soybean as controls.The results showed that relay maize in the 2.0 m bandwidth layout had the largest leaf area index and plant biomass,the lowest intraspecific competitive intensity and the highest aggressiveness.Compared to a bandwidth of 2.0 m,a bandwidth of 2.8 m significantly decreased relay maize leaf area index by 11%and plant biomass by 24%,while a 2.4 m bandwidth caused roughly half these reductions.The 2.0 m bandwidth layout also significantly improved crop light interception and LUE compared to sole maize.The light interception,light interception rate,light conversion rate and LUE in relay maize all decreased significantly with increasing bandwidth,but they increased in relay soybean.The increased light transmittance to the lower and middle canopy with increasing bandwidth did not compensate for the loss of relay maize yield caused by increased intraspecific competition.However,it enhanced the yield of relay soybeans.Increasing the bandwidth by 80 cm increased the relay maize intraspecific competition by 580%,and reduced maize yield by 33%,light interception by 12%,and LUE by 18%.In contrast,the relay soybean intraspecific competition was reduced by 64%,and the soybean yield was increased by 26%,light interception by 32%and LUE by 46%.Relay cropping systems with a 2.0 m bandwidth optimize the trade-off between light transmittance and intraspecific competition of relay crops.These systems achieve the highest LUE,group yield and economic benefits,making them a recommended crop layout for the southwest regions of China.Our study offers valuable insights for developing strip relay cropping systems that maximize light utilization and contributes to the theoretical understanding of efficient sunlight use in relay cropping practices.展开更多
A warehouse layout problem where the warehouse has more than one level and both the distance from the cell to the receive/exit bay and demand of item types are fuzzy variables is proposed. The problem is to find a lay...A warehouse layout problem where the warehouse has more than one level and both the distance from the cell to the receive/exit bay and demand of item types are fuzzy variables is proposed. The problem is to find a layout with the minimum transportation cost subject to adjacency and other constraints. A fuzzy expected value model is given and an ant colony system is designed to solve the problem. Computational results indicate the efficiency and effectiveness of the method.展开更多
Automated floorplanning or space layout planning has been a long-standing NP-hard problem in the field of computer-aided design,with applications in integrated circuits,architecture,urbanism,and operational research.I...Automated floorplanning or space layout planning has been a long-standing NP-hard problem in the field of computer-aided design,with applications in integrated circuits,architecture,urbanism,and operational research.In this paper,we introduce GenFloor,an interactive design system that takes geometrical,topological,and performance goals and constraints as input and provides optimized spatial design solutions as output.As part of our work,we propose three novel permutation methods for existing space layout graph representations,namely O-Tree and B*-Tree representations.We implement our proposed floorplanning methods as a package for Dynamo,a visual programming tool,with a custom GUI and additional evaluation functionalities to facilitate designers in their generative design workflow.Furthermore,we illustrate the performance of GenFloor in two sets of case-study experiments for residential floorplanning tasks by(a)measuring the ability of the proposed system to find a known optimal solution,and(b)observing how the system can generate diverse floorplans while addressing given a constant residential design problem.Our results indicate that convergence to the global optimum is achieved while offering a diverse set of solutions of a residential floorplan corresponding to local optimums of the solution landscape.展开更多
The duct static pressure reset (DSPR) control method is a popular modern control method widely applied to variable air volume (VAV) systems of commercial buildings. In this paper, a VAV system simulation program was u...The duct static pressure reset (DSPR) control method is a popular modern control method widely applied to variable air volume (VAV) systems of commercial buildings. In this paper, a VAV system simulation program was used to predict the system performance and zone air temperature of two kinds of layouts that were applied to a typical floor of an existing building office in Hong Kong. The position where the static pressure sensor was placed should affect the zones temperature and energy consumption. The comparison of predictions of the two kinds of layouts indicates that with the same DSPR control method the layout of the air duct might influence the fan control result and energy savings.展开更多
Data layout in a file system is the organization of data stored in external storages. The data layout has a huge impact on performance of storage systems. We survey three main kinds of data layout in traditional file ...Data layout in a file system is the organization of data stored in external storages. The data layout has a huge impact on performance of storage systems. We survey three main kinds of data layout in traditional file systems： in-place update file system, log-structured file system, and copy-on-write file sys- tem. Each file system has its own strengths and weaknesses under different circumstances. We also include a recent us- age of persistent layout in a file system that combines both flash memory and byte- addressable non- volatile memory. With this survey, we conclude that persistent data layout in file systems may evolve dramatically in the era of emerging non-volatile memory.展开更多
This article studies the pod layout problem in the Kiva mobile fulfillment system which adopts the synchronized zoning strategy. An integer programming model for the pod layout problem is formulated under the premise ...This article studies the pod layout problem in the Kiva mobile fulfillment system which adopts the synchronized zoning strategy. An integer programming model for the pod layout problem is formulated under the premise of knowing the relationship of the pods and items. A three-stage algorithm is proposed based on the Spectral Clustering algorithm. Firstly, the pod similarity matrix and the Laplacian matrix are constructed according to the relationship of the pods and items. Secondly, the pods are clustered by the Spectral Clustering algorithm and assigned to each zone based on the cluster results. Finally, the exact locations of pods in each zone are determined by the historical retrieval frequency of items, using the real data of a large-scale Kiva mobile fulfillment system to simulate and calculate the order picking efficiency before and after the adjustment of the pod layout. The results showed that the pod layout using synchronized zoning strategy can effectively improve the picking efficiency.展开更多
The umbilical,a key component in offshore energy extraction,plays a vital role in ensuring the stable operation of the entire production system.The extensive variety of cross-sectional components creates highly comple...The umbilical,a key component in offshore energy extraction,plays a vital role in ensuring the stable operation of the entire production system.The extensive variety of cross-sectional components creates highly complex layout combinations.Furthermore,due to constraints in component quantity and geometry within the cross-sectional layout,filler bodies must be incorporated to maintain cross-section performance.Conventional design approaches based on manual experience suffer from inefficiency,high variability,and difficulties in quantification.This paper presents a multi-level automatic filling optimization design method for umbilical cross-sectional layouts to address these limitations.Initially,the research establishes a multi-objective optimization model that considers compactness,balance,and wear resistance of the cross-section,employing an enhanced genetic algorithm to achieve a near-optimal layout.Subsequently,the study implements an image processing-based vacancy detection technique to accurately identify cross-sectional gaps.To manage the variability and diversity of these vacant regions,the research introduces a multi-level filling method that strategically selects and places filler bodies of varying dimensions,overcoming the constraints of uniform-size fillers.Additionally,the method incorporates a hierarchical strategy that subdivides the complex cross-section into multiple layers,enabling layer-by-layer optimization and filling.This approach reduces manufac-turing equipment requirements while ensuring practical production process feasibility.The methodology is validated through a specific umbilical case study.The results demonstrate improvements in compactness,balance,and wear resistance compared with the initial cross-section,offering novel insights and valuable references for filler design in umbilical cross-sections.展开更多
This study focuses on the deepening paths of ideological and political construction of professional courses in higher vocational colleges,taking the layout design course of the digital media technology major as the re...This study focuses on the deepening paths of ideological and political construction of professional courses in higher vocational colleges,taking the layout design course of the digital media technology major as the research object,and explores the integration mechanism of excellent traditional Chinese culture and professional teaching.The curriculum’s ideological and political reform is advanced through three major measures:Reconstructing the role of teachers,innovating teaching methods,and building a cultural infiltration system.Combined with the three-dimensional assessment mechanism of“professional+culture+value”and the transformation of teaching achievements into competitions,it breaks through the limitations of traditional skill training and systematically solves the problems of formalization tendency and insufficient value guidance existing in the practice of curriculum ideology and politics.It responds to the era proposition of“promoting the creative transformation of excellent traditional Chinese culture,”and provides an operable solution for higher vocational colleges to break the predicament of“emphasizing skills while neglecting culture.”展开更多
Whether the workshop layout is reasonable has a significant impact on logistics efficiency,production costs,and production efficiency.This article takes the grain and oil processing workshop of Company J as the resear...Whether the workshop layout is reasonable has a significant impact on logistics efficiency,production costs,and production efficiency.This article takes the grain and oil processing workshop of Company J as the research object and conducts a field investigation of its grain and oil processing workshop using the SLP(System Layout Design)method.Based on the logistics volume of the production site and the correlation of each functional area,the correlation analysis is carried out from two aspects:logistics factors and non-logistics factors.The interrelationship diagram of the operation units in the workshop,the ranking of the comprehensive proximity of the operation units,and the location correlation diagram of the operation units were obtained,and the improvement plan was designed based on the principle of route optimization layout.Through the optimized design,transportation efficiency was enhanced,workshop area utilization was improved,production costs were reduced,and good social and economic benefits were created for the enterprise.It can also provide a reference for similar enterprises to carry out related work.展开更多
The construction of island power grids is a systematic engineering task.To ensure the safe operation of power grid systems,optimizing the line layout of island power grids is crucial.Especially in the current context ...The construction of island power grids is a systematic engineering task.To ensure the safe operation of power grid systems,optimizing the line layout of island power grids is crucial.Especially in the current context of large-scale distributed renewable energy integration into the power grid,conventional island power grid line layouts can no longer meet actual demands.It is necessary to combine the operational characteristics of island power systems and historical load data to perform load forecasting,thereby generating power grid line layout paths.This article focuses on large-scale distributed renewable energy integration,summarizing optimization strategies for island power grid line layouts,and providing a solid guarantee for the safe and stable operation of island power systems.展开更多
Obtaining residual stress is crucial for controlling the machining deformation in annular parts,and can directly influence the performance and stability of key components in advanced equipment.Since existing research ...Obtaining residual stress is crucial for controlling the machining deformation in annular parts,and can directly influence the performance and stability of key components in advanced equipment.Since existing research has achieved global residual stress field inference for components by using the deformation force-based method where the deformation force is monitored during the machining process,reliable acquisition of deformation force stll remains a significant challenge under complex machining conditions.This paper proposes a hierarchical optimization method for the layout of deformation force monitoring of annular parts.The proposed method establishes two optimization objectives by analyzing the relationship between the deformation force and the residual stress in annular parts,i.e.,equivalence and ilconditioning of solving process.Specifically,the equivalence of the monitored deformation force and residual stress in terms of effect on caused machining deformation is evaluated by local deformation,and the illconditioning is also optimized to enhance the stability of residual stress inference.Verification is implemented in both simulation and actual machining experiments,demonstrating effectiveness of the proposed layout optimization method in inferring residual stress field of annular parts with deformation force.展开更多
Satellite Component Layout Optimization(SCLO) is crucial in satellite system design.This paper proposes a novel Satellite Three-Dimensional Component Assignment and Layout Optimization(3D-SCALO) problem tailored to en...Satellite Component Layout Optimization(SCLO) is crucial in satellite system design.This paper proposes a novel Satellite Three-Dimensional Component Assignment and Layout Optimization(3D-SCALO) problem tailored to engineering requirements, aiming to optimize satellite heat dissipation while considering constraints on static stability, 3D geometric relationships between components, and special component positions. The 3D-SCALO problem is a challenging bilevel combinatorial optimization task, involving the optimization of discrete component assignment variables in the outer layer and continuous component position variables in the inner layer,with both influencing each other. To address this issue, first, a Mixed Integer Programming(MIP) model is proposed, which reformulates the original bilevel problem into a single-level optimization problem, enabling the exploration of a more comprehensive optimization space while avoiding iterative nested optimization. Then, to model the 3D geometric relationships between components within the MIP framework, a linearized 3D Phi-function method is proposed, which handles non-overlapping and safety distance constraints between cuboid components in an explicit and effective way. Subsequently, the Finite-Rectangle Method(FRM) is proposed to manage 3D geometric constraints for complex-shaped components by approximating them with a finite set of cuboids, extending the applicability of the geometric modeling approach. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed MIP model are demonstrated through two numerical examples"and a real-world engineering case, which confirms its suitability for complex-shaped components and real engineering applications.展开更多
Complex network modeling characterizes system relationships and structures,while network visualization enables intuitive analysis and interpretation of these patterns.However,existing network visualization tools exhib...Complex network modeling characterizes system relationships and structures,while network visualization enables intuitive analysis and interpretation of these patterns.However,existing network visualization tools exhibit significant limitations in representing attributes of complex networks at various scales,particularly failing to provide advanced visual representations of specific nodes and edges,community affiliation attribution,and global scalability.These limitations substantially impede the intuitive analysis and interpretation of complex network patterns through visual representation.To address these limitations,we propose SFFSlib,a multi-scale network visualization framework incorporating novel methods to highlight attribute representation in diverse network scenarios and optimize structural feature visualization.Notably,we have enhanced the visualization of pivotal details at different scales across diverse network scenarios.The visualization algorithms proposed within SFFSlib were applied to real-world datasets and benchmarked against conventional layout algorithms.The experimental results reveal that SFFSlib significantly enhances the clarity of visualizations across different scales,offering a practical solution for the advancement of network attribute representation and the overall enhancement of visualization quality.展开更多
Wind energy has emerged as a potential replacement for fossil fuel-based energy sources.To harness maximum wind energy,a crucial decision in the development of an efficient wind farm is the optimal layout design.This ...Wind energy has emerged as a potential replacement for fossil fuel-based energy sources.To harness maximum wind energy,a crucial decision in the development of an efficient wind farm is the optimal layout design.This layout defines the specific locations of the turbines within the wind farm.The process of finding the optimal locations of turbines,in the presence of various technical and technological constraints,makes the wind farm layout design problem a complex optimization problem.This problem has traditionally been solved with nature-inspired algorithms with promising results.The performance and convergence of nature-inspired algorithms depend on several parameters,among which the algorithm termination criterion plays a crucial role.Timely convergence is an important aspect of efficient algorithm design because an inefficient algorithm results in wasted computational resources,unwarranted electricity consumption,and hardware stress.This study provides an in-depth analysis of several termination criteria while using the genetic algorithm as a test bench,with its application to the wind farm layout design problem while considering various wind scenarios.The performance of six termination criteria is empirically evaluated with respect to the quality of solutions produced and the execution time involved.Due to the conflicting nature of these two attributes,fuzzy logic-based multi-attribute decision-making is employed in the decision process.Results for the fuzzy decision approach indicate that among the various criteria tested,the criterion Phi achieves an improvement in the range of 2.44%to 32.93%for wind scenario 1.For scenario 2,Best-worst termination criterion performed well compared to the other criteria evaluated,with an improvement in the range of 1.2%to 9.64%.For scenario 3,Hitting bound was the best performer with an improvement of 1.16%to 20.93%.展开更多
基金Project(51005238)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘To improve the mainlainability design efficiency and quality, a layout optimization method for maintainability of multi-component systems was proposed. The impact of the component layout design on system maintainability was analyzed, and the layout problem for maintainability was presented. It was formulated as an optimization problem, where maintainability, layout space and distance requirement were formulated as objective functions. A multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm, in which the constrained-domination relationship and the update strategy of the global best were simply modified, was then used to obtain Pareto optimal solutions for the maintainability layout design problem. Finally, application in oxygen generation system of a spacecraft was studied in detail to illustrate the effectiveness and usefulness of the proposed method. The results show that the concurrent maintainability design can be carried out during the layout design process by solving the layout optimization problem for maintainability.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51405499)
文摘A decision support system, including a multi-objective optimization framework and a multi-attribute decision making approach is proposed for satellite equipment layout. Firstly, given three objectives (to minimize the C.G. offset, the cross moments of inertia and the space debris impact risk), we develop a threedimensional layout optimization model. Unlike most of the previous works just focusing on mass characteristics of the system, a space debris impact risk index is developed. Secondly, we develop an efficient optimization framework for the integration of computer-aided design (CAD) software as well as the optimization algorithm to obtain the Pareto front of the layout optimization problem. Thirdly, after obtaining the candidate solutions, we present a multi-attribute decision making approach, which integrates the smart Pareto filter and the correlation coefficient and standard deviation (CCSD) method to select the best tradeoff solutions on the optimal Pareto fronts. Finally, the framework and the decision making approach are applied to a case study of a satellite platform.
基金supported by Defence Advanced Research Program of ChinaFoundation Research Program of Beijing Institute of Technology,China (Grant No. 20080342003)
文摘With sustaining change of production mode,layout planning is no longer a thing built once for all.Cellular layout(CL) is becoming a hotspot in the research field of manufacturing system layout.Traditional researches on layout planning are mainly concentrating on aspects of layout arithmetic,style and evaluation,etc.Relatively seldom efforts are paid to CL and its specific problems as cell formation(CF),equipment sharing and CL analysis.Through problem analyzing of layout in cellular manufacturing system(CMS),research approach of cell formation,interactive layout and layout analysis threaded with process interconnection relationship(PIR) is proposed.Typical key technologies in CL like CF technology based on similarity analysis of part processes,interactive visual layout technology,layout evaluation technology founded on PIR analysis and algorithm of cell equipment sharing are put forward.Against the background of one enterprise which encounters problems of low utility of key equipments and disperse material logistic,an example of four-cell layout is given.The CL adjustment and analysis results show that equipment with high level of sharing degree should be disposed around the boundary of its main cell,and be near to other sharing cells as possible; process route should be centralized by all means,so equipment adjustment is to be implemented along direction that route intersection can be decreased; giving consideration to the existence of discrete cell,logistic route and its density should be centralized to cells formed.The proposed research can help improve equipment utility and material logistic efficiency of CL,and can be popularized to other application availably.
基金the Scientific Research Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(No.18DZ1205603)the Science Research Plan of Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Committee(No.20DZ1201300)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFC0806100)。
文摘With the increasing demands of health care,the design of hospital buildings has become increasingly demanding and complicated.However,the traditional layout design method for hospital is labor intensive,time consuming and prone to errors.With the development of artificial intelligence(AI),the intelligent design method has become possible and is considered to be suitable for the layout design of hospital buildings.Two intelli-gent design processes based on healthcare systematic layout planning(HSLP)and generative adversarial network(GAN)are proposed in this paper,which aim to solve the generation problem of the plane functional layout of the operating departments(ODs)of general hospitals.The first design method that is more like a mathemati-cal model with traditional optimization algorithm concerns the following two steps:developing the HSLP model based on the conventional systematic layout planning(SLP)theory,identifying the relationship and flows amongst various departments/units,and arriving at the preliminary plane layout design;establishing mathematical model to optimize the building layout by using the genetic algorithm(GA)to obtain the optimized scheme.The specific process of the second intelligent design based on more than 100 sets of collected OD drawings includes:labelling the corresponding functional layouts of each OD plan;building image-to-image translation with conditional ad-versarial network(pix2pix)for training OD plane layouts,which is one of the most representative GAN models.Finally,the functions and features of the results generated by the two methods are analyzed and compared from an architectural and algorithmic perspective.Comparison of the two design methods shows that the HSLP and GAN models can autonomously generate new OD plane functional layouts.The HSLP layouts have clear functional area adjacencies and optimization goals,but the layouts are relatively rigid and not specific enough.The GAN outputs are the most innovative layouts with strong applicability,but the dataset has strict constraints.The goal of this paper is to help release the heavy load of architects in the early design stage and present the effectiveness of these intelligent design methods in the field of medical architecture.
基金supported by the Annual Water and Fertilizer Efficient Utilization and Regulation Technology Research (2022YFD2300902-02)Key Cultivation Technology Innovation and Application of New Maize varieties (2021YFYZ0005)+1 种基金Soybean Maize Strip Mixed Cropping Planting Technology and Application in Tianfu New Area (XZY1-03)Soybean Green Increase Production and Efficiency Technology Integration and Demonstration in Meigu County (2022YFD1100203).
文摘Light is one of the most important environmental factors for plant growth and development.In relay cropping systems,crop layouts influence light distribution,affecting light use efficiency(LUE).However,the response of light interception,light conversion,and LUE for relay maize and relay soybean to different crop layouts remains unclear.We aimed to quantify the effect of crop layout on intraspecific and interspecific competition,light interception,light conversion,LUE,and land productivity between relay maize and relay soybean.We conducted a field experiment for four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020 in Sichuan province,China,comparing different crop layouts(bandwidth 2.0 m,row ratio 2:2;bandwidth 2.4 m,row ratio 2:3;bandwidth 2.8 m,row ratio 2:4),with sole maize and sole soybean as controls.The results showed that relay maize in the 2.0 m bandwidth layout had the largest leaf area index and plant biomass,the lowest intraspecific competitive intensity and the highest aggressiveness.Compared to a bandwidth of 2.0 m,a bandwidth of 2.8 m significantly decreased relay maize leaf area index by 11%and plant biomass by 24%,while a 2.4 m bandwidth caused roughly half these reductions.The 2.0 m bandwidth layout also significantly improved crop light interception and LUE compared to sole maize.The light interception,light interception rate,light conversion rate and LUE in relay maize all decreased significantly with increasing bandwidth,but they increased in relay soybean.The increased light transmittance to the lower and middle canopy with increasing bandwidth did not compensate for the loss of relay maize yield caused by increased intraspecific competition.However,it enhanced the yield of relay soybeans.Increasing the bandwidth by 80 cm increased the relay maize intraspecific competition by 580%,and reduced maize yield by 33%,light interception by 12%,and LUE by 18%.In contrast,the relay soybean intraspecific competition was reduced by 64%,and the soybean yield was increased by 26%,light interception by 32%and LUE by 46%.Relay cropping systems with a 2.0 m bandwidth optimize the trade-off between light transmittance and intraspecific competition of relay crops.These systems achieve the highest LUE,group yield and economic benefits,making them a recommended crop layout for the southwest regions of China.Our study offers valuable insights for developing strip relay cropping systems that maximize light utilization and contributes to the theoretical understanding of efficient sunlight use in relay cropping practices.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (70471063 ,70171036)
文摘A warehouse layout problem where the warehouse has more than one level and both the distance from the cell to the receive/exit bay and demand of item types are fuzzy variables is proposed. The problem is to find a layout with the minimum transportation cost subject to adjacency and other constraints. A fuzzy expected value model is given and an ant colony system is designed to solve the problem. Computational results indicate the efficiency and effectiveness of the method.
文摘Automated floorplanning or space layout planning has been a long-standing NP-hard problem in the field of computer-aided design,with applications in integrated circuits,architecture,urbanism,and operational research.In this paper,we introduce GenFloor,an interactive design system that takes geometrical,topological,and performance goals and constraints as input and provides optimized spatial design solutions as output.As part of our work,we propose three novel permutation methods for existing space layout graph representations,namely O-Tree and B*-Tree representations.We implement our proposed floorplanning methods as a package for Dynamo,a visual programming tool,with a custom GUI and additional evaluation functionalities to facilitate designers in their generative design workflow.Furthermore,we illustrate the performance of GenFloor in two sets of case-study experiments for residential floorplanning tasks by(a)measuring the ability of the proposed system to find a known optimal solution,and(b)observing how the system can generate diverse floorplans while addressing given a constant residential design problem.Our results indicate that convergence to the global optimum is achieved while offering a diverse set of solutions of a residential floorplan corresponding to local optimums of the solution landscape.
文摘The duct static pressure reset (DSPR) control method is a popular modern control method widely applied to variable air volume (VAV) systems of commercial buildings. In this paper, a VAV system simulation program was used to predict the system performance and zone air temperature of two kinds of layouts that were applied to a typical floor of an existing building office in Hong Kong. The position where the static pressure sensor was placed should affect the zones temperature and energy consumption. The comparison of predictions of the two kinds of layouts indicates that with the same DSPR control method the layout of the air duct might influence the fan control result and energy savings.
基金supported by ZTE Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Funds
文摘Data layout in a file system is the organization of data stored in external storages. The data layout has a huge impact on performance of storage systems. We survey three main kinds of data layout in traditional file systems： in-place update file system, log-structured file system, and copy-on-write file sys- tem. Each file system has its own strengths and weaknesses under different circumstances. We also include a recent us- age of persistent layout in a file system that combines both flash memory and byte- addressable non- volatile memory. With this survey, we conclude that persistent data layout in file systems may evolve dramatically in the era of emerging non-volatile memory.
文摘This article studies the pod layout problem in the Kiva mobile fulfillment system which adopts the synchronized zoning strategy. An integer programming model for the pod layout problem is formulated under the premise of knowing the relationship of the pods and items. A three-stage algorithm is proposed based on the Spectral Clustering algorithm. Firstly, the pod similarity matrix and the Laplacian matrix are constructed according to the relationship of the pods and items. Secondly, the pods are clustered by the Spectral Clustering algorithm and assigned to each zone based on the cluster results. Finally, the exact locations of pods in each zone are determined by the historical retrieval frequency of items, using the real data of a large-scale Kiva mobile fulfillment system to simulate and calculate the order picking efficiency before and after the adjustment of the pod layout. The results showed that the pod layout using synchronized zoning strategy can effectively improve the picking efficiency.
基金financially supported by Guangdong Province Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Project(Grant No.2022B1515250009)Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation-Doctoral Research Start-up Fund Project(Grant No.2024-BSBA-05)+1 种基金Major Science and Technology Innovation Project in Shandong Province(Grant No.2024CXGC010803)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52271269 and 12302147).
文摘The umbilical,a key component in offshore energy extraction,plays a vital role in ensuring the stable operation of the entire production system.The extensive variety of cross-sectional components creates highly complex layout combinations.Furthermore,due to constraints in component quantity and geometry within the cross-sectional layout,filler bodies must be incorporated to maintain cross-section performance.Conventional design approaches based on manual experience suffer from inefficiency,high variability,and difficulties in quantification.This paper presents a multi-level automatic filling optimization design method for umbilical cross-sectional layouts to address these limitations.Initially,the research establishes a multi-objective optimization model that considers compactness,balance,and wear resistance of the cross-section,employing an enhanced genetic algorithm to achieve a near-optimal layout.Subsequently,the study implements an image processing-based vacancy detection technique to accurately identify cross-sectional gaps.To manage the variability and diversity of these vacant regions,the research introduces a multi-level filling method that strategically selects and places filler bodies of varying dimensions,overcoming the constraints of uniform-size fillers.Additionally,the method incorporates a hierarchical strategy that subdivides the complex cross-section into multiple layers,enabling layer-by-layer optimization and filling.This approach reduces manufac-turing equipment requirements while ensuring practical production process feasibility.The methodology is validated through a specific umbilical case study.The results demonstrate improvements in compactness,balance,and wear resistance compared with the initial cross-section,offering novel insights and valuable references for filler design in umbilical cross-sections.
文摘This study focuses on the deepening paths of ideological and political construction of professional courses in higher vocational colleges,taking the layout design course of the digital media technology major as the research object,and explores the integration mechanism of excellent traditional Chinese culture and professional teaching.The curriculum’s ideological and political reform is advanced through three major measures:Reconstructing the role of teachers,innovating teaching methods,and building a cultural infiltration system.Combined with the three-dimensional assessment mechanism of“professional+culture+value”and the transformation of teaching achievements into competitions,it breaks through the limitations of traditional skill training and systematically solves the problems of formalization tendency and insufficient value guidance existing in the practice of curriculum ideology and politics.It responds to the era proposition of“promoting the creative transformation of excellent traditional Chinese culture,”and provides an operable solution for higher vocational colleges to break the predicament of“emphasizing skills while neglecting culture.”
文摘Whether the workshop layout is reasonable has a significant impact on logistics efficiency,production costs,and production efficiency.This article takes the grain and oil processing workshop of Company J as the research object and conducts a field investigation of its grain and oil processing workshop using the SLP(System Layout Design)method.Based on the logistics volume of the production site and the correlation of each functional area,the correlation analysis is carried out from two aspects:logistics factors and non-logistics factors.The interrelationship diagram of the operation units in the workshop,the ranking of the comprehensive proximity of the operation units,and the location correlation diagram of the operation units were obtained,and the improvement plan was designed based on the principle of route optimization layout.Through the optimized design,transportation efficiency was enhanced,workshop area utilization was improved,production costs were reduced,and good social and economic benefits were created for the enterprise.It can also provide a reference for similar enterprises to carry out related work.
文摘The construction of island power grids is a systematic engineering task.To ensure the safe operation of power grid systems,optimizing the line layout of island power grids is crucial.Especially in the current context of large-scale distributed renewable energy integration into the power grid,conventional island power grid line layouts can no longer meet actual demands.It is necessary to combine the operational characteristics of island power systems and historical load data to perform load forecasting,thereby generating power grid line layout paths.This article focuses on large-scale distributed renewable energy integration,summarizing optimization strategies for island power grid line layouts,and providing a solid guarantee for the safe and stable operation of island power systems.
基金supported in part by the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52175467)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFB3402600).
文摘Obtaining residual stress is crucial for controlling the machining deformation in annular parts,and can directly influence the performance and stability of key components in advanced equipment.Since existing research has achieved global residual stress field inference for components by using the deformation force-based method where the deformation force is monitored during the machining process,reliable acquisition of deformation force stll remains a significant challenge under complex machining conditions.This paper proposes a hierarchical optimization method for the layout of deformation force monitoring of annular parts.The proposed method establishes two optimization objectives by analyzing the relationship between the deformation force and the residual stress in annular parts,i.e.,equivalence and ilconditioning of solving process.Specifically,the equivalence of the monitored deformation force and residual stress in terms of effect on caused machining deformation is evaluated by local deformation,and the illconditioning is also optimized to enhance the stability of residual stress inference.Verification is implemented in both simulation and actual machining experiments,demonstrating effectiveness of the proposed layout optimization method in inferring residual stress field of annular parts with deformation force.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.92371206)the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province,China(No.CX2023063).
文摘Satellite Component Layout Optimization(SCLO) is crucial in satellite system design.This paper proposes a novel Satellite Three-Dimensional Component Assignment and Layout Optimization(3D-SCALO) problem tailored to engineering requirements, aiming to optimize satellite heat dissipation while considering constraints on static stability, 3D geometric relationships between components, and special component positions. The 3D-SCALO problem is a challenging bilevel combinatorial optimization task, involving the optimization of discrete component assignment variables in the outer layer and continuous component position variables in the inner layer,with both influencing each other. To address this issue, first, a Mixed Integer Programming(MIP) model is proposed, which reformulates the original bilevel problem into a single-level optimization problem, enabling the exploration of a more comprehensive optimization space while avoiding iterative nested optimization. Then, to model the 3D geometric relationships between components within the MIP framework, a linearized 3D Phi-function method is proposed, which handles non-overlapping and safety distance constraints between cuboid components in an explicit and effective way. Subsequently, the Finite-Rectangle Method(FRM) is proposed to manage 3D geometric constraints for complex-shaped components by approximating them with a finite set of cuboids, extending the applicability of the geometric modeling approach. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed MIP model are demonstrated through two numerical examples"and a real-world engineering case, which confirms its suitability for complex-shaped components and real engineering applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61773091 and 62476045)the LiaoNing Revitalization Talents Program(Grant No.XLYC1807106)the Program for the Outstanding Innovative Teams of Higher Learning Institutions of Liaoning(Grant No.LR2016070).
文摘Complex network modeling characterizes system relationships and structures,while network visualization enables intuitive analysis and interpretation of these patterns.However,existing network visualization tools exhibit significant limitations in representing attributes of complex networks at various scales,particularly failing to provide advanced visual representations of specific nodes and edges,community affiliation attribution,and global scalability.These limitations substantially impede the intuitive analysis and interpretation of complex network patterns through visual representation.To address these limitations,we propose SFFSlib,a multi-scale network visualization framework incorporating novel methods to highlight attribute representation in diverse network scenarios and optimize structural feature visualization.Notably,we have enhanced the visualization of pivotal details at different scales across diverse network scenarios.The visualization algorithms proposed within SFFSlib were applied to real-world datasets and benchmarked against conventional layout algorithms.The experimental results reveal that SFFSlib significantly enhances the clarity of visualizations across different scales,offering a practical solution for the advancement of network attribute representation and the overall enhancement of visualization quality.
基金funded by King Fahd University of Petroleum&Minerals,Saudi Arabia under IRC-SES grant#INRE 2217.
文摘Wind energy has emerged as a potential replacement for fossil fuel-based energy sources.To harness maximum wind energy,a crucial decision in the development of an efficient wind farm is the optimal layout design.This layout defines the specific locations of the turbines within the wind farm.The process of finding the optimal locations of turbines,in the presence of various technical and technological constraints,makes the wind farm layout design problem a complex optimization problem.This problem has traditionally been solved with nature-inspired algorithms with promising results.The performance and convergence of nature-inspired algorithms depend on several parameters,among which the algorithm termination criterion plays a crucial role.Timely convergence is an important aspect of efficient algorithm design because an inefficient algorithm results in wasted computational resources,unwarranted electricity consumption,and hardware stress.This study provides an in-depth analysis of several termination criteria while using the genetic algorithm as a test bench,with its application to the wind farm layout design problem while considering various wind scenarios.The performance of six termination criteria is empirically evaluated with respect to the quality of solutions produced and the execution time involved.Due to the conflicting nature of these two attributes,fuzzy logic-based multi-attribute decision-making is employed in the decision process.Results for the fuzzy decision approach indicate that among the various criteria tested,the criterion Phi achieves an improvement in the range of 2.44%to 32.93%for wind scenario 1.For scenario 2,Best-worst termination criterion performed well compared to the other criteria evaluated,with an improvement in the range of 1.2%to 9.64%.For scenario 3,Hitting bound was the best performer with an improvement of 1.16%to 20.93%.
