• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.181-197
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• 2001

A heuristic method TABU-CSP using Tabu Search (TS) is described for solving Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSPs). The method is started with a complete but inconsistent solution of a binary CSP and obtained in prespecified number of iterations either a consistent solution or a near optimal solution with an acceptable number of conflicts. The repair in the solution at each iterative step is done by using two heuristics alternatively. The first heuristic is a min-conflicts heuristic that chooses a variable with the maximum number of conflicts and reassigns it the value which leads to the minimum number of conflicts. If the acceptable solution is not reached after the search continued for a certain number of iterations, the min-conflict heuristic is changed and the variable selected least number of times is chosen for repair. If an acceptable solution is not reached, the method switches back to the min-conflict heuristic and proceeds further. This allowed the method to explore a different region of search space space for the solution as well as to prevent cycling. The demonstration of the method is shown on a toy problem [9]which has no solution. The method is then tested on various randomly generated CSPs with different starting solutions. The performance of the proposed method in terms of the average number of consistency is checked and the average number of conflicts is conflicts is compared with that of the Branch and Bound(BB) method used to obtain the same solution. In almost all cases, the proposed method moves faster to the acceptable solution than BB.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권6호
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• pp.707-719
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• 2018

In this article, a new method is introduced to improve the local search capability of meta-heuristic algorithms using the projection of the path on the border of constraints. In a mathematical point of view, the Gradient Projection Method is applied through a new approach, while the imposed limitations are removed. Accordingly, the gradient vector is replaced with a new meta-heuristic based vector. Besides, the active constraint identification algorithm, and the projection method are changed into less complex approaches. As a result, if a constraint is violated by an agent, a new path will be suggested to correct the direction of the agent's movement. The presented procedure includes three main steps: (1) the identification of the active constraint, (2) the neighboring point determination, and (3) the new direction and step length. Moreover, this method can be applied to some meta-heuristic algorithms. It increases the chance of convergence in the final phase of the search process, especially when the number of the violations of the constraints increases. The method is applied jointly with the authors' newly developed meta-heuristic algorithm, entitled Star Graph. The capability of the resulted hybrid method is examined using the optimal design of truss and frame structures. Eventually, the comparison of the results with other meta-heuristics of the literature shows that the hybrid method is successful in the global as well as local search.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1991년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.366-369
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• 1991

Load shedding algorithm has been developed using heuristic search and D.C flow method. The line flow error with a D.C method was improved in this paper. Minimization of load shedding was obtained with heuristic search method. Although analytical method have been mixed with expert algorithm the C language fitted well for this purpose.

• 한국정보처리학회논문지
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• 제4권10호
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• pp.2477-2484
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• 1997

$A^{\ast}$와 같은 Best-first 휴리스틱 탐색 알고리즘들은 인공지능 분야에서 많은 문제를 해결하는데 가장 중요한 기법들 중의 하나이다. 휴리스틱 탐색의 공통적 특성은 계산의 복잡도가 매우 높다는 것이며, 이는 수많은 노드를 가진 지도에서 경로를 찾는 것과 같은 실질적인 문제 영역에 적용되기 어렵다는 것을 나타낸다. 본 논문에서는, 몇몇 휴리스틱 탐색 알고리즘이 언급되고, path-sensitive heuristic이라 불리는 새로운 동적 가중치 휴리스틱 방법이 제안되었다. 이 방법은 동적 가중치 휴리스틱에 기초하였고, 동적 휴리스틱은 admissible heuristic을 허용하지 않거나 휴리스틱의 정확도가 떨어지는 실제 문제 영역에서 탐색 노력을 줄이는데 사용될 수 있다. 탐색 과정 동안 ${\omega}$(가중치)가 동적으로 조정된다는 점에서, 다른 동적 가중치 휴리스틱 알고리즘과 구분된다.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제22권52호
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• pp.297-309
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• 1999

Resource Constrained Dynamic Multi-Projects Scheduling(RCDMPS) is intended to minimize the total processing time(makespan) of two or more projects sequentially arriving at the shop under restricted resources. The aim of this paper is to develop the new Tabu Search heuristic for RCDMPS to minimize makespan. We propose the insertion method to generate the neighborhood solutions in applying the Tabu Search for the RCDMPS and the diversification strategy to search the solution space diversely. The proposed diversification strategy apply the dynamic tabu list that the tabu list size is generated and renewed at each iteration by the complexity of the project, and change the proposed tabu attribute. In this paper, We use the dynamic tabu list for the diversification strategy and intensification strategy in the tabu search, and compare with other dispatching heuristic method to verify that the new heuristic method minimize the makespan of the problem.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.90-101
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• 1998

This paper presents a scheduling method that uses Petri net modeling and heuristic search to handle the tool setup. In manufacturing systems, a tool is attached to a particular machine to process a particular operation. The activity to attach a tool to a particular machine and detach the tool from the machine requires time. The processing time of operations varies according to the attached tool and the machine used. The method proposed in this paper uses Petri net to model these characteristics and applies a search algorithm to the reachability graph of the Petri net model to generate an optimal or near-optimal schedule. New heuristic functions are developed for efficient search. The experimental results that show the effectiveness of the proposed method are presented.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2003

This paper proposes an expert system which can determine automatically the shunting routes corresponding to the given shunting works by considering totally the train operating environments in the station. The expert system proposes the multiple shunting routes with priority of selection based on heuristic search strategy. Accordingly, system operator can select a shunting route with the safety and efficiency among the those shunting routes. The expert system consists of a main inference engine and a sub inference engine. The main inference engine determines the shunting routes with selection priority using the segment routes obtained from the sub inference engine. The heuristic rules are extracted from operating knowledges of the veteran route operator and station topology. It is implemented in C computer language for the purpose of the implementation of the inference engine using the dynamic memory allocation technique. And, the validity of the builted expert system is proved by a test case for the model station.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제23권61호
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• pp.105-114
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• 2000

Job Shop Problem which consists of the m different machines and n jobs is a NP-hard problem of the combinatorial optimization. Each job consists of a chain of operations, each of which needs to be processed during an uninterrupted time period of a given length on a given machine. Each machine can process at most one operation at a time. The purpose of this paper is to develop the heuristic method to solve large scale scheduling problem using Constraint Satisfaction Problem method and Simulated Annealing. The proposed heuristic method consists of the search algorithm and optimization algorithm. The search algorithm is to find the solution in the solution space using CSP concept such as backtracking and domain reduction. The optimization algorithm is to search the optimal solution using SA. This method is applied to MT06, MT10 and MT20 Job Shop Problem, and compared with other heuristic method.

• 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한안전경영과학회 2008년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.35-39
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• 2008

This paper considers the sequencing of products in mixed model assembly lines. The sequence which minimizes overall utility work in car assembly lines reduce the cycle time, the number of utility workers, and the risk of conveyor stopping. The sequencing problem is solved using Tabu Search. Tabu Search is a heuristic method which can provide a near optimal solution in real time. Various examples are presented and experimental results are reported to demonstrate the efficiency of the technique.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2006

공급사슬망에서 분산되어있는 제조시스템에 대한 생산 계획수립은 공급사슬관리의 주요 연구분야 중의 하나이다. 본 논문은 공급사슬망에서 자원제약을 갖는 다단계 다품목 로트사이즈 결정 문제(Multi-Level, multi-item Capacitated Lot Sizing Problem: MLCLSP)를 위한 알고리즘을 제시한다. MLCLSP는 MIP(mixed integer program) 문제에 해당한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 휴리스틱과 최적화 패키지인 LINGO를 이용해 서로 반복적인 방식으로 해를 풀어나가는 혼성적인 성격을 갖는다. 휴리스틱을 이용하여 정수형 변수를 결정한 후, 얻게 되는 LP(linear program) 문제를 LINGO를 이용하여 해를 개선해 나가는 방식을 기본으로 한다. 본 논문에서는 탐색 휴리스틱 기법으로 임의 재시작 타부탐색 알고리즘을 제시한다. 다양한 시나리오의 실험을 통해 제안된 알고리즘들의 성능을 평가한다.