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Evolutionary Algorithms in MPLS network designing
PublicationMPLS technology become more and more popular especially in core networks giving great flexibility and compatibility with existing Internet protocols. There is a need to optimal design such networks and optimal bandwidth allocation. Linear Programming is not time efficient and does not solve nonlinear problems. Heuristic algorithms are believed to deal with these disadvantages and the most promising of them are Evolutionary Algorithms....
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Design and distribution of air nozzles in the biomass boiler assembly
PublicationDue to energy crisis as well as increasing pollution of the environment, renewable energy sources usage increases all over the world. These facts encouraged authors to start research over developing a uniform biomass boiler calculation model. This paper presents a design of biomass boiler assembly created for ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) unit since these systems could achieve strong position in energy industry....
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Accelerated multi-objective design optimization of antennas by surrogate modeling and domain segmentation
PublicationMulti-objective optimization yields indispensable information about the best possible design trade-offs of an antenna structure, yet it is challenging if full-wave electromagnetic (EM) analysis is utilized for performance evaluation. The latter is a necessity for majority of contemporary antennas as it is the only way of achieving acceptable modeling accuracy. In this paper, a procedure for accelerated multi-objective design of...
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Efficient optimization approaches for microwave assisted extraction of high-quality antioxidant compounds from Salvia officinalis L.: UHPLC-HRMS differential analysis of phenolic profiles obtained by ultrasound and microwave extraction
PublicationThe study aims to optimize MAE of total phenolic compounds (TPC) and antioxidant capacity from Salvia officinalis L. leaves using a definitive screening design (DSD) and I-optimal design. UHPLC-HRMS analysis was used to identify and compare the composition of MAE and UAE optimal extracts. The results showed that DSD and I-optimal design were successfully applied for the optimization of MAE targeting phenolics and other antioxidants...
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On deterministic procedures for low-cost multi-objective design optimization of miniaturized impedance matching transformers
PublicationPurpose This paper aims to investigate deterministic strategies for low-cost multi-objective design optimization of compact microwave structures, specifically, impedance matching transformers. The considered methods involve surrogate modeling techniques and variable-fidelity electromagnetic (EM) simulations. In contrary to majority of conventional approaches, they do not rely on population-based metaheuristics, which permit lowering...
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Low-cost EM-Simulation-based Multi-objective Design Optimization of Miniaturized Microwave Structures
PublicationIn this work, a simple yet reliable technique for fast multi-objective design optimization of miniaturized microwave structures is discussed. The proposed methodology is based on point-by-point identification of a Pareto-optimal set of designs representing the best possible trade-offs between conflicting objectives such as electrical performance parameters as well as the size of the structure of interest. For the sake of computational...
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A bisection‐based heuristic for rapid EM‐driven multiobjective design of compact impedance transformers
PublicationDesign of microwave structures is a multiobjective task where several conflicting requirements have to be considered at the same time. For contemporary circuits characterized by complex geometries, multiobjective optimization cannot be performed using standard population‐based algorithms due to high cost of electromagnetic (EM) evaluations. In this work, we propose a deterministic approach for fast EM‐driven multiobjective design...
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A new approach to a fast and accurate design of microwave circuits with complex topologies
PublicationA robust simulation-driven design methodology of microwave circuits with complex topologies has been presented. The general method elaborated is suitable for a wide class of N-port unconventional microwave circuits constructed as a deviation from classic design solutions. The key idea of the approach proposed lies in an iterative redesign of a conventional circuit by a sequential modification and optimisation of its atomic building...
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Design and Experiments of a Piezoelectric Motor Using Three Rotating Mode Actuators
PublicationThis paper represents a numerical and experimental investigation of the multicell piezoelectric motor. The proposed design consists of three individual cells that are integrated into the stator, double rotor, and a preload system combined into a symmetrical structure of the motor. Each of the cells is characterized by a traveling wave and rotating mode motor. A finite element numerical analysis is carried out to obtain optimal...
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Mathematical and numerical modelling, L, IDE, sem. 01, summer 21/22,(M:00057379)
e-Learning CoursesModelling. Optimal control. Modal analysis. High speed milling. Mechatronic design.
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The Method of Finding the Optimal Spindle Speed When Milling Flexible Details
PublicationThe paper presents a new method of vibration reduction during milling of flexible details. The method consists in selecting the optimal spindle speed, based on the natural frequency of the workpiece. For this purpose, an original method was created, which is based on minimizing the work of cutting forces in the direction of the depth of cutting. The effectiveness of the method has been proved by comparing the RMS values of vibration...
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Optimal Features of Porosity of Ti Alloys Considering their Bioactivity and Mechanical Properties
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wpływ porowatości i rozmiaru porów tytanu i jego stopów, użytych, jako materiały ortopedyczne, na bioaktywność i własności mechaniczne struktur porowatych. Optymalne cechy porowatych rusztowań tytanowych umożliwiają rekonstrukcję i regenerację tkanki kostnej w zastosowaniach przenoszących obciażenie.
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Vibration surveilance during milling of flexible details with a use of the optimal control
PublicationPraca dotyczy nadzorowania drgań podczas często obserwowanego w przypadku nowoczesnych procesów obróbkowych frezowania przedmiotów podatnych smukłymi narzędziami. Sformułowano: macierzowe równanie dynamiki, energetyczny wskaźnik jakości i optymalny sygnał sterujący we współrzędnych hybrydowych. Przeprowadzono symulacje komputerowe procesu frezowania dla różnych parametrów modelu obliczeniowego i rożnych ścieżek narzędzia. Zaproponowano...
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Some aspects of vibration control. Part II: An optimal active controller.
PublicationPrzedstawiono teoretyczną metodę optymalnego, z punktu widzenia przyjętego wskaźnika jakości, oddziaływania na drgania liniowego układu mechanicznego. Metoda ta może być stosowana do zmniejszenia drgań układów wirujących, np. drgań okrętowych układów napędowych z silnikami tłokowymi czy drgań wirników turbinowych wywołanych biciem filmu olejowego lub siłami aerodynamicznymi.
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Optimal bandgap of a single-junction photovoltaic cell for the mobile Internet-of-Things
PublicationThe procedure for determining the maximum power of a single-junction photovoltaic cell operating in various types of lighting is presented. This is a key issue for photovoltaics powering the mobile Internet-of-Things (IoTs). The simulations performed are based on the detailed balance principle, without any of simplifying assumptions included in the Shockley-Queisser model. Optimal energy bandgap for diffuse solar light was found...
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Investigating an Optimal Computational Strategy to Retrofit Buildings with Implementing Viscous Dampers
PublicationCivil engineering structures may seriously suffer from different damage states re-sult of earthquakes. Nowadays, retrofitting the existing buildings is a serious need among designers. Two important factors of required performance level and cost of retrofitting play a crucial role in the retrofitting approach. In this study, a new optimal computational strategy to retrofit structures by implementing linear Viscous Dampers (VDs)...
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Degree Days as a Method to Estimate the Optimal Harvest Date of ‘Conference’ Pears
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Determining optimal gel sensitivity in optical CT scanning of gel dosimeters
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Decision Support Based on Optimal Collision Avoidance Path and Collision Risk
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Optimal Shape Refurbishment of Distorted Dome Structure with Safeguarding of Member Stress
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Optimal Power Flow Problem Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
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Farrow structure implementation of fractional delay filter optimal in Chebyshev sense
PublicationW pracy omówiono problematykę implementacji filtrów ułamkowych opóźniających o zmiennym opóźnieniu w oparciu o strukturę Farrowa. Podejście to polega na obliczeniu próbek nowej odpowiedzi impulsowej filtru dla każdego wymaganego opóźnienia w opraciu o wielomiany o współczynnikach niezależnych od opóźnienia. Prowadzi to do znacznego zmniejszenia kosztów numerycznych implementacji w zastosowaniach wymagających częstej zmiany opóźnienia...
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Prediction of the stability during optimal control of the 3-wheel mobile platform
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metodę badania stabilności sterowania optymalnego 3-kołową platformą mobilną podczas realizacji zadanej trajektorii ruchu. Badany robot posiada więzy nieholonomiczne. Model matematyczny robota 3-kołowego opisano za pomocą skończonej liczby nieliniowych równań różniczkowych. Stąd, prognozowanie ruchu takiego obiektu wymaga zastosowania efektywnych algorytmów.
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Designing optimal and safe control strategies for time-varying dynamical systems
PublicationPublikacja opisuje metodę projektowania optymalnej trajektorii punktu pracy w czasoprzestrzeni stanów przy wykorzystaniu algorytmów optymalizacji grafowej. Zakłada się deterministyczny charakter zmian dynamiki rozpatrywanego procesu. Przestrzeń robocza, będąca ograniczonym podzbiorem czasoprzestrzeni stanów, jest dzielona na zbiór segmentów, którym przypisywane są wielkości reprezentujące właściwości dynamiki własnej w obrębie...
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Examples of a use of the optimal control at energy performance index in mechatronic approach
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano przykłady zastosowania sterowania optymalnego przy energetycznym wskaźniku jakości w rozwiązaniach mechatronicznych. Rozważano układy mechaniczne modelowane dyskretnie. Metody sterowania optymalnego znalazły zastosowanie w robotyce (kołowe roboty mobilne jako układy silnie nieliniowe) oraz obróbce szybkościowej przedmiotów podatnych frezem kulistym.
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Vibration surveillance during milling of flexible details with a use of the optimal control
PublicationPraca dotyczy nadzorowania drgań podczas obróbki frezem kulistym zakrzywionych przedmiotów podatnych. Utworzono model hybrydowy niestacjonarnego układu drgającego i wydzielono podukłady: strukturalny, modalny oraz łączący. Istotnym zadaniem było utworzenie modelu przedmiotu podatnego w konwencji metody elementów skończonych oraz uzyskanie dobrej zgodności modelu z wynikami eksperymentalnej analizy modalnej obiektu rzeczywistego.
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On Optimal Backbone Coloring of Split and Threshold Graphs with Pairwise Disjoint Stars
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Determiantion of optimal conditions for the isolation of oil from the fishing industry offal
PublicationFish processing generates significant amounts of offal, which usually is converted into fodder meal or is stored into landfills. However, some part of this offal could serve as a source of valuable products, such as fish oil, collagen or gelatin. the aim of the study was to determine the conditions of oil isolation from salmon skins ensuring high yield and quality of the product.
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Optimal control of 2-wheeled mobile robot at energy performance index
PublicationThe paper presents the application of the optimal control method at the energy perfor- mance index towards motion control of the 2-wheeled mobile robot. With the use of the proposed method of control the 2-wheeled mobile robot can realise effectively the desired trajectory. The problem of motion control of mobile robots is usually neglected and thus performance of the realisation of the high level control tasks is limited.
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Generating optimal paths in dynamic environments using RiverFormation Dynamics algorithm
PublicationThe paper presents a comparison of four optimisation algorithms implemented for the purpose of finding the shortest path in static and dynamic environments with obstacles. Two classical graph algorithms –the Dijkstra complete algorithm and A* heuristic algorithm – were compared with metaheuristic River Formation Dynamics swarm algorithm and its newly introduced modified version. Moreover, another swarm algorithm has been compared...
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OPTIMAL FARM SIZE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE EU: THE CASE OF WHEAT YIELDS
PublicationThe article concentrates on the relationship between the size of a farm and its efficiency in relation to wheat production in the European Union (EU). The issue is not new, however fundamental from the point of view of the agricultural policy, as the appropriate shape of the agrarian structure affects the economic rationality in agriculture and significantly improves the productivity. We analysed data for the period between 2004...
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An Optimal Power Point Tracking Algorithm in a Solar PV Generation System
PublicationThe non-linearity in I-V characteristics of a PV panel requires to be operated at knee point to extract maximum power. In order to operate the panel at optimal point, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm is employed in the control structure. The main objective of MPP tracking is to keep the operation at knee point of I-V characteristics under varying condition of temperature and solar insolation. Under non uniform solar...
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Optimal segmented dampers configuration for a laminar body carrying variable payload
PublicationPublikacja prezentuje zagadnienia analizy doboru tłumienia i konfiguracji elementów tłumiących dla ciała płaskiego poddanego dwóm stanom obciążenia. W pracy zaakceptowano użycie elementów tłumiących o tłumieniu wiskotycznym i o współczynniku tłumienie zależnym od położenia tłoka tego elementu. Ponieważ różne aspekty komfortu prowadzą do przeciwnych wytycznych odnośnie wyboru własności tłumiących, rozwiązanie dobory parametrów tłumienia...
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Algorytmy Optymalizacji Dyskretnej - ed. 2021/2022
e-Learning CoursesIn real-world applications, many important practical problems are NP-hard, therefore it is expedient to consider not only the optimal solutions of NP-hard optimization problems, but also the solutions which are “close” to them (near-optimal solutions). So, we can try to design an approximation algorithm that efficiently produces a near-optimal solution for the NP-hard problem. In many cases we can even design approximation algorithms...
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Multi-objective design optimization of antennas for reflection, size, and gain variability using kriging surrogates and generalized domain segmentation
PublicationCost-efficient multi-objective design optimization of antennas is presented. The framework exploits auxiliary data-driven surrogates, a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for initial Pareto front identification, response correction techniques for design refinement, as well as generalized domain segmentation. The purpose of this last mechanism is to reduce the volume of the design space region that needs to be sampled in order...
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Architecture Design of a Networked Music Performance Platform for a Chamber Choir
PublicationThis paper describes an architecture design process for Networked Music Performance (NMP) platform for medium-sized conducted music ensembles, based on remote rehearsals of Academic Choir of Gdańsk University of Technology. The issues of real-time remote communication, in-person music performance, and NMP are described. Three iterative steps defining and extending the architecture of the NMP platform with additional features to...
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Implementation of multicriteria decision analysis in design of experiment for dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction optimization for chlorophenols determination
PublicationA novel and efficient approach to optimization of extraction step prior the chromatographic determination of nine chlorinated phenols is described. It is based on the combination of design of experiments and multicriteria decision analysis. Such an approach is used to optimize dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction procedure for the determination of 9 chlorophenols in water samples. Three parameters are optimized – sample volume,...
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Design Evolution of the Ultrasonic Piezoelectric Motor Using Three Rotating Mode Actuators
PublicationThe development process and experimental investigation of the multicell piezoelectric motor is presented in this paper. The proposed design consists of three individual cells integrated into the stator, double rotor, and a preload system. Those elements are combined into a symmetrical structure of the motor. The two new prototypes have been designed, simulated and tested. Finite element numerical analysis is carried out to obtain...
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Multi-fidelity EM simulations and constrained surrogate modelling for low-cost multi-objective design optimisation of antennas
PublicationIn this study, a technique for low-cost multi-objective design optimisation of antenna structures has been proposed. The proposed approach is an enhancement of a recently reported surrogate-assisted technique exploiting variable-fidelity electromagnetic (EM) simulations and auxiliary kriging interpolation surrogate, the latter utilised to produce the initial approximation of the Pareto set. A bottleneck of the procedure for higher-dimensional...
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HILS for the Design of Three-Wheeled Mobile Platform Motion Surveillance System with a Use of Energy Performance Index
PublicationCurrent tendency in mechatronic design requires the use of comprehensive development of an environment, which gives the possibility to prototype, design, simulate and integrate with dedicated hardware. The paper discusses the Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulations (HILS) mechatronic technique, used during the design of the surveillance system based on energy performance index. The presented test configuration (physical controller – emulated...
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Design of Jack-up Platform for 6 MW Wind Turbine: Parametric Analysis Based Dimensioning of Platform Legs
PublicationThe article presents the results of the research conducted within the framework of the project entitled WIND-TU-PLA (ERA-NET, MARTEC II), the general aim of which was to design and analyse supporting structures for wind turbines intended for operation on the South Baltic area. The research part described in the article aimed at developing a preliminary design for a jack-up platform which can operate on water areas with depth of...
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Properties of Windows Extracted from Fractional Delay Filters Optimal in Chebyshev Sense
PublicationJedną z najefektywniejszych numerycznie metod projektowania filtrów cyfrowych jest metoda okien. Jednak prostota tego podejścia wiąże się z reguły z niską jakością tak projektowanych filtrów, przede wszystkim ze względu na problemy z doborem odpowiedniego okna. Z tego powodu w zastosowaniach wymagających ciągłej aktualizacji współczynników filtrów, tak jak ma to miejsce w przypadku filtrów ułamkowo-opóźniających o zmiennym opóźnieniu,...
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An analytical hierarchy process for selection of the optimal procedure for resveratrol determination in wine samples
PublicationThe study shows the application of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) in ranking the analytical procedures, that are applied for resveratrol determination in wine samples. 19 different analytical methodologies are described by metrological, economic and environmental criteria, that are further divided into 10 subcriteria. Before AHP application, the amount of input data is decreased with cluster analysis. The first run of AHP is...
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A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON THE OPTIMAL CHOICE OF AN IMPLANT AND ITS ORIENTATION IN VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR
PublicationThis paper addresses the problem of ventral hernia repair. The main goals are to find an optimal surgical mesh for hernia repair and to define its optimal orientation in the abdominal wall to minimise the maximum force at the tissue-implant juncture. The optimal mesh is chosen from a set of orthotropic meshes with different stiffness ratios for typical hernia placement in the abdominal area. The implant is subjected to an anisotropic...
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A possibility of vibration surveillance of the hybrid systems by the optimal control at energy performance index.
PublicationPraca poświęcona jest nadzorowaniu drgań niestacjonarnych układów mechanicznych modelowanych metodą elementów skończonych. W celu redukcji poziomu drgań wprowadzono zewnętrzne sygnały sterujące. Zdefiniowano uzmienniony w czasie energetyczny wskaźnik jakości. Uwzględnienie założenia o możliwości podziału układu na podukład modalny, podukład strukturalny oraz podukład łączący umożliwiło opis układu sterowanego we współrzędnych hybrydowych....
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Optimal programming of critical sections in modern network processors under performance requirements.
PublicationPrzegląd konstrukcji i zastosowań metod programowania sekcji krytycznych w nowoczesnych procesorach sieciowych rodziny Intel IXP. Porównanie wydajnościowe w formie tabeli.
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Expert System as a classification method for optimal Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease treatment
PublicationZaproponowano utworzenie systemu eksperckiego jako metody klasyfikacji w prognozowaniu dowolnej formy leczenia dzieci z chorobą Legg-Calve-Perthesa. Obecnie nie ma jednego optymalnego sposobu leczenia choroby Perhtes'a i proponowana metoda jest próbą utworzenia wymiernego i uniwersalnego narzędzia, które będzie stanowiło podstawę przy podejmowaniu decyzji o najlepszym sposobie leczenia chorego stawu biodrowego. System ekspercki,...
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Seeking Optimal Nutrition for Healthy Body Mass Reduction Among Former Athletes
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Non-Contact Monitoring of ECG in the Home Environment—Selecting Optimal Electrode Configuration
PublicationCapacitive electrocardiography (cECG) is most often used in wearable or embedded measurement systems. The latter is considered in the paper. An optimal electrocardiographic lead, as an individual feature, was determined based on model studies. It was defined as the possibly highest value of the R-wave amplitude measured on the back of the examined person. The lead configuration was also analyzed in terms of minimizing its susceptibility...
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More is Less? Optimal Combination Therapy for Adequate Blood Pressure Lowering in Hypertension
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