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Spectrum-based modal parameters identification with Particle Swarm Optimization
PublicationThe paper presents the new method of the natural frequencies and damping identification based on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm. The identification is performed in the frequency domain. The algorithm performs two PSO-based steps and introduces some modifications in order to achieve quick convergence and low estimation error of the identified parameters’ values for multi-mode systems....
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Approximate Criteria for the Evaluation of Truly Multi-Dimensional Optimization Problems
PublicationIn this paper we propose new improved approximate quality criteria useful in assessing the efficiency of evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO). In the performed comparative study we take into account the various EMO algorithms of the state-of-the-art, in order to objectively assess the EMO performance in highly dimensional spaces. It is well known that useful executive criteria, such as those based on the true Pareto...
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RANS-based design optimization of dual-rotor wind turbines
PublicationPurpose An improvement in the energy efficiency of wind turbines can be achieved using dual rotors. Because of complex flow physics, the design of dual-rotor wind turbines (DRWTs) requires repetitive evaluations of computationally expensive partial differential equation (PDE) simulation models. Approaches for solving design optimization of DRWTs constrained by PDE simulations are investigated. The purpose of this study is to determine...
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Variable-fidelity shape optimization of dual-rotor wind turbines
PublicationPurpose Dual-rotor wind turbines (DRWTs) are a novel type of wind turbines that can capture more power than their single-rotor counterparts. Because their surrounding flow fields are complex, evaluating a DRWT design requires accurate predictive simulations, which incur high computational costs. Currently, there does not exist a design optimization framework for DRWTs. Since the design optimization of DRWTs requires numerous model...
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Approximate Quality Criteria for Difficult Multi-Objective Optimization Problems
PublicationThis paper introduces approximate analytic quality criteria useful in assessing the efficiency of evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO) procedures. We present a summary of extensive research into computing. In the performed comparative study we take into account the various approaches of the state-of-the-art, in order to objectively assess the EMO performance in highly dimensional spaces; where some executive criteria,...
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Approximate Quality Criteria for Difficult Multi-Objective Optimization Problems
PublicationThis paper introduces approximate analytic quality criteria useful in assessing the efficiency of evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO) procedures. We present a summary of extensive research into computing. In the performed comparative study we take into account the various approaches of the state-of-the-art, in order to objectively assess the EMO performance in highly dimensional spaces; where some executive criteria,...
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Multi-objective optimization for assessment of topological modification in UWB antennas
PublicationThis paper addresses an issue of systematic and rigorous assessment of effects of topological modifications on the performance of compact UWB antennas. Application of fast surrogate-assisted multi-objective optimization procedures allows us for obtaining, in a practically acceptable timeframe, a set of designs representing the best possible trade-offs between conflicting objectives (here, antenna size minimization and reduction...
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Experimental study and numerical optimization of tensegrity domes – A case study
PublicationThe paper deals with the design, experimental analysis and numerical optimization of tensegrity dome models. Two structures are analyzed – a Geiger system dome (preliminary dome), with PVC-U bars and PA6/PP/PET tendons and a Fuller system dome (target dome), with wooden bars and steel cables as tendons. All used materials are experimentally tested in terms of Young's modulus and yield stress values, the compressed bars are also...
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Distributed NVRAM Cache – Optimization and Evaluation with Power of Adjacency Matrix
PublicationIn this paper we build on our previously proposed MPI I/O NVRAM distributed cache for high performance computing. In each cluster node it incorporates NVRAMs which are used as an intermediate cache layer between an application and a file for fast read/write operations supported through wrappers of MPI I/O functions. In this paper we propose optimizations of the solution including handling of write requests with a synchronous mode,...
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Optimization of chip removing system operation in circular sawing machine
PublicationThe paper presents the optimization of the wood chips removing system in the sliding table saw. Chips are generated during the cutting of the material. The attention was focused on the upper casing of mentioned system. The methodical experimental studies of the pressure distribution inside the casing during the wood chip removing operation for the selected rotational speed of saw blade with a diameter of 300 mm and 450 mm were...
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Use of AMI Meters in the Process of Low Voltage Grid Optimization
PublicationThis is a report of a project involving, inter alia, low voltage grid performance optimization with data from AMI meters . The study was supported with a European UPGRID grant, and executed by a consortium of companies from seven European countries, including Poland .
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The process generation of WWTP models for optimization of activated sludge systems
PublicationThe objective of water and wastewater utilities, which are responsible for optimization of wastewater treatment plant operation, is threefold: environmental protection, saving money, and mitigation of pollutant emissions, both to water and air. The performed study aimed to assess the process generation of WWTP models that improve activated sludge systems operation, by means of new developed Mantis2 model. This model accounts for...
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Computationally Efficient Design Optimization of Compact Microwave and Antenna Structures
PublicationMiniaturization is one of the important concerns of contemporary wireless communication systems, especially regarding their passive microwave components, such as filters, couplers, power dividers, etc., as well as antennas. It is also very challenging, because adequate performance evaluation of such components requires full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation, which is computationally expensive. Although high-fidelity EM analysis...
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Poli-optimization of selected variants of steel sandwich panels connections
PublicationPanele kompozytowe odgrywają coraz większą role w różnorodnych zastosowaniach inżynierskich. Jednym z zagadnień kluczowych dla możliwości aplikacyjnych są połączenia między cienkościennymi formami w układzie wzdłużnym i poprzecznym. Praca prezentuje wyniki polioptymalizacji numerycznej wybranych połączeń stalowych paneli typu sandwich.
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Energy Systems-Optimization Modeling Simulation and Economic Aspects
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An International Journal of Optimization and Control: Theories & Applications (IJOCTA)
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Design optimisation of air-fed full pressurised suits
PublicationOpisano szczegóły złożoności zjawisk cieplno-przepływowych pomiędzy wewnętrzną powierzchnią kombinezonu ochronnego i zewnętrznego ubioru. Komplikacja polega na jednoczesnym rozważaniu wymiany masy i ciepła wraz z realistycznymi, trójwymiarowymi geometriami. Dodatkowo rozważany jest ludzki metabolizm. Zrozumienie tych zjawisk i umiejętnośćich symulacji jest konieczna w celu właściwych prac projektowych nad nowymi typami kombinezonów...
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Energy Versus Throughput Optimisation for Machine-to-Machine Communication
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Low sulphur coal combustion - Optimisation of boiler tunings.
PublicationBadaniami w ramach projektu objęto przede wszystkim kotły parowe oraz układy wspomagające, takie jak: podajniki węgla, młyny, wentylatory, instalacje oczyszczania spalin. Badania eksperymentalne przeprowadzono na obiektach Elektrociepłowni Kraków, natomiast obliczenia numeryczne zostały wykonane przez Politechnikę Wrocławska we współpracy z firmą R&D EDF. Sformułowano szereg konkretnych wytycznych do przeprowadzenia niezbędnych...
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Optimisation of ZVZCS DC/DC converter with tapped inductor.
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano możliwości wykorzystania dławika z odczepem oraz obwodu LC w celu uzyskania warunków miękkiej komutacji kluczy energoelektronicznych w przetwornicy DC-DC.Na podstawie modelu matematycznego zbadany został wpływ wartości elementów na zachowanie miękkiej komutacji.Przedstawiono wyniki badań symulacyjnych i eksperymentalnych.
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Stability criteria as constraints in a fleet of ships optimisation problem
PublicationRozwiązano problem dotyczący matematycznej optymalizacji floty statków wielozadaniowych typu rzeka-morze, przeznaczonych dla europejskiej żeglugi przybrzeżnej i eksploatowanych w obszarze Mórz Północnego i Bałtyckiego, na poziomie zadania transportowego za pomocą metod programowania nieliniowego z ograniczeniami. Zaproponowano metodę włączenia istniejących kryteriów skuteczności statków jako ograniczeń w ogólnym modelu optymalizacji...
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Discrete-continuous optimisation of an axial flow blood pump
PublicationThis paper presents results of discrete-continuous optimisation of an axial flow blood pump. Evolution Strategies (ES) are used as a global optimisation method in order to localise the optimal solution in relatively short time. The whole optimisation process is fully automated. This also applies to geometry modelling. Numerical simulations of the flow inside the pump is performed by means of the Reynolds-Average Navier-Stokes...
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Two-criteria optimisation problem for ventral hernia repair
PublicationTwo-criteria optimisation problem related to laparoscopic ventral hernia repair is formulated in this paper. An optimal implant from a given set and its orientation is sought. The implant is subjected to kinematic extortions due to a patient’s body movement and intra-abdominal pressure. The first criterion of the optimisation problem deals with the reaction force in the implant fastener, while the deflection of the implant constitutes...
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Global Optimization for Recovery of Clipped Signals Corrupted With Poisson-Gaussian Noise
PublicationWe study a variational formulation for reconstructing nonlinearly distorted signals corrupted with a Poisson-Gaussian noise. In this situation, the data fidelity term consists of a sum of a weighted least squares term and a logarithmic one. Both of them are precomposed by a nonlinearity, modelling a clipping effect, which is assumed to be rational. A regularization term, being a piecewise rational approximation of the ℓ0 function...
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Extended Hopfield models of neural networks for combinatorial multiobjective optimization problems
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Features of Machine Cyclogram Optimization with the Account of Interaction of Mechanism Links with Stops
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Selected multiobjective methods for multiperiod portfolio optimization by mixed integer programming
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Survey of multi-objective portfolio optimization by linear and mixed integer programming
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A Biased-Randomized Iterated Local Search Algorithm for Rich Portfolio Optimization
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Optimization of a three-bed adsorption chiller by genetic algorithms and neural networks
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An efficient approach to optimization of semi‐stable routing in multicommodity flow networks
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Optimization of Parameters in Macromolecular Potential Energy Functions by Conformational Space Annealing
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Global Optimization-Based Method for Deriving Intermolecular Potential Parameters for Crystals
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Optimization of the compositions area of radiotransparent ceramic in the SrO-Al2O3-SiO2 system
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Optimization of ASE Conditions for the HPLC Determination of Rutin and Isoquercitrin inSambucus nigraL
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Optimal Power Flow Problem Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
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Response Surface Methodology Application for Bacteriophage–Antibiotic Antibiofilm Activity Optimization
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Evolutionary design and optimization of combinational digital circuits with respect to transistor count.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono możliwość wykorzystania algorytmu ewolucyjnego do projektowania i optymalizacji cyfrowych układów kombinacyjnych w odniesieniu do liczby tranzystorów. Zastosowano chromosomy o budowie wielowarstwowej zwiększające wydajność algorytmu. Zaprojektowano, wykorzystując zaproponowaną metodę, cztery układy kombinacyjne o tabelach logicznych wybranych z literatury. Uzyskane wyniki są w wielu przypadkach lepsze...
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The application of response surface method to optimization of precision ball end milling
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Design of dimensionally stable composites using efficient global optimization method
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Optimization of river network representation data models for web-based systems
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The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms for Optimization in the Modern Entrepreneurial Economy: Interdisciplinary Perspective
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Optimization of multilayer rail substrate under moving load, using metamaterials.
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Expedited design of microstrip antenna subarrays using surrogate-based optimization
PublicationComputationally efficient simulation-driven design of microstrip antenna subarrays is presented. The proposed design approach aims at simultaneous adjustment of all relevant geometry parameters of the subarray, which allows us to take into account the effect of the feeding network on the subarray radiation pattern (in particular, the side lobe level, SLL). In order to handle a large number of variables involved in the design process,...
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Low-Cost EM-Simulation-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization of Antennas
PublicationA surrogate-based method for efficient multi-objective antenna optimization is presented. Our technique exploits response surface approximation (RSA) model constructed from sampled low-fidelity antenna model (here, obtained through coarse-discretization EM simulation). The RSA model enables fast determination of the best available trade-offs between conflicting design goals. A low-cost RSA model construction is possible through...
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Multi-fidelity robust aerodynamic design optimization under mixed uncertainty
PublicationThe objective of this paper is to present a robust optimization algorithm for computationally efficient airfoil design under mixed (inherent and epistemic) uncertainty using a multi-fidelity approach. This algorithm exploits stochastic expansions derived from the Non-Intrusive Polynomial Chaos (NIPC) technique to create surrogate models utilized in the optimization process. A combined NIPC expansion approach is used, where both...
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Trawl-Door Shape Optimization with 3D CFD Models and Local Surrogates
PublicationDesign and optimization of trawl-doors are key factors in minimizing the fuel consumption of fishing vessels. This paper discusses optimization of the trawl-door shapes using high-fidelity 3D computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models. The accurate 3D CFD models are computationally expensive and, therefore, the direct use of traditional optimization algorithms, which often require a large number of evaluations, may be prohibitive....
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Network-aware Data Prefetching Optimization of Computations in a Heterogeneous HPC Framework
PublicationRapid development of diverse computer architectures and hardware accelerators caused that designing parallel systems faces new problems resulting from their heterogeneity. Our implementation of a parallel system called KernelHive allows to efficiently run applications in a heterogeneous environment consisting of multiple collections of nodes with different types of computing devices. The execution engine of the system is open for...
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1+1 Protection of Overlay Distributed Computing Systems: Modeling and Optimization
PublicationW niniejszym artykule przedstawiono autorską koncepcję ochrony transmisji od krańca do krańca (ang. 1+1 protection) dla systemów przetwarzania rozproszonego (ang. distributed computing systems). Artykuł prezentuje nowatorskie rozwiązanie dedykowane systemom typu ''overlay'', w których system przetwarzania rozproszonego stanowi warstwę najwyższą w warstwowej architekturze sieci, korzystającą z usług warstwy sieci transportowej....
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Innovative optimization algorithm of variable speed pumps in district heating systems.
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono innowacyjny algorytm matematyczny optymalizacji pracy pomp zmienno prędkościowych w systemach ciepłowniczych. Algorytm wykorzystuje procedurę iterecyjnego wyznaczania parametrów pracy pomp, których charakterystyki są linearyzowane odcinkami w układzie dwóch współrzędnych. Do rozwiązania modelu całkowitoliczbowego zaproponowano wykorzystanie systemu GAMS. W pracy przedstawiono podstawy metodologiczne i...