Introduction of an information feedback loop to enhance the urban transportation modeling system

The Urban Transportation Modeling System (UTMS) is a methodology used to estimate urban travel demand. This demand is measured as the volume of traffic that flows through a system of streets and highways. Through the use of traffic assignment software, parts of UTMS have become automated. One of the newest automated processes is the extraction of a subarea from a larger model. This extraction process is important to the local planner because it maintains a linkage from the regional model to the local model and it allows the user to extract an already distributed trip table rather than building one from scratch. This subarea process as practiced, is a one way information flow. The larger model is calibrated and its information is then passed down to the subarea model. The author proposes that an information feedback loop should be inserted into the process. This information channel is created by the subarea modeler using his calibration information and extra data collected specifically for the subarea model. This information is looped back to the regional model where it is used in recalibrating the larger model. The results of the test case in this thesis are used to develop general conclusions regarding the applicability of the feedback process, as well as areas of future improvement and research

Personalization via collaboration in web retrieval systems: a context based approach

World Wide Web is a source of information, and searches on the Web can be analyzed to detect patterns in Web users' search behaviors and information needs to effectively handle the users' subsequent needs. The rationale is that the information need of a user at a particular time point occurs in a particular context, and queries are derived from that need. In this paper, we discuss an extension of our personalization approach that was originally developed for a traditional bibliographic retrieval system but has been adapted and extended with a collaborative model for the Web retrieval environment. We start with a brief introduction of our personalization approach in a traditional information retrieval system. Then, based on the differences in the nature of documents, users and search tasks between traditional and Web retrieval environments, we describe our extensions of integrating collaboration in personalization in the Web retrieval environment. The architecture for the extension integrates machine learning techniques for the purpose of better modeling users' search tasks. Finally, a user-oriented evaluation of Web-based adaptive retrieval systems is presented as an important aspect of the overall strategy for personalization

3차원 형상정보를 활용한 설계초기단계 선박용접물량 산출

These days, shipbuilding companies are making an effort to adopt the IT technology in order to improve the production efficiency. One such effort is to utilize a planning and scheduling system to predict the production cost in advance. In this system, assessing the welding material quantity is an important factor. Unfortunately, obtaining the welding material quantity in the early design stage is extremely difficult because the detailed production information, which is essential in deriving the cost associated with welding, is normally available at a later stage. This paper aims at developing a computerized program that produces an index to estimate the welding material quantity in the early design stage. By using only three-dimensional geometric information, the program analyzes the production process and estimates the welding material quantity at any design or production stage when no production information is available. The results can be used for the planning and scheduling system.1. Introduction 2. Integrated Manufacturing Execution System 2.1 Overview 2.2 Functions 2.3 Reference Information System 2.3.1 WBS 2.3.1.1 Introduction 2.3.1.2 Composition 2.3.1.3 Purposes 2.3.1.4 Application and Utilization 3. Development Tools 3.1 Introduction 3.2 OPEN CASCADE 3.2.1 Structure 3.2.1.1 Foundation Classes 3.2.1.2 Modeling Data 3.2.1.3 Modeling Algorithms 3.2.1.4 Visualization 3.2.1.5 Data Exchange 4. Overall Program Structure 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Class Structure 4.2 Output Screen 5. Main Functions of welding material quantity Estimation 5.1 Shape Information Input 5.2 Extraction of Welding Seam 5.3 Determination of Joint Type 5.4 Establishment of Assembly Stage 5.5 Determination of Welding Posture 5.6 Calculation of Leg Length 5.7 Determination of Welding Methods 5.8 Determination of Improved Shape 5.9 Calculation of Pass Number 5.10 Estimation of Material Quantity 6. Example 7. ConclusionsMaste

A natural framework for arbitrary multi-scale computer science and systems biology efficient computational modeling

The aim of the present paper is to provide the first concise overview of a natural framework for arbitrary multi-scale computer science and systems biology computational modeling. To grasp a more reliable representation of reality and to get more effective modeling techniques, researchers and scientists need two intelligently articulated hands: both stochastic and combinatorial approaches synergically articulated by natural coupling. After a brief introduction about traditional modeling vs. fresh QFT approach, we go to the root of the problem directly. We present key points solution to arbitrary multi-scale modeling problems. The first attempt to identify basic principles to get stronger modeling solution for scientific application has been developing at Politecnico di Milano University since the 1990s. The fundamental principles on computational information conservation theory (CICT), for arbitrary multi-scale system modeling from basic generator and relation through discrete paths denser and denser to one another, towards a never ending 'blending quantum continuum,' are recalled. A computational example is presented and discussed. This paper is a relevant contribute towards arbitrary multi-scale computer science and systems biology modeling, to show how computational information conservation approach can offer stronger and more effective system modeling algorithms for more reliable simulation

A Tool to Optimize the Initial Distribution of Hydrogen Filling Stations

An important barrier towards the introduction of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) running on hydrogen is the lack of widespread refueling infrastructure. The niche of buses for public transport, taxis and deliverers with a local application area might not be large enough to generate the reductions of FCV costs that are necessary for a general technology switch. Thus, fuel availability at trunk roads probably plays a crucial role in generating demand for FCVs also from private consumers. In this paper we assume that consumers are more likely to consider buying a FCV the more frequently they are exposed to hydrogen refueling opportunities on long distant trips. We introduce a tool to test different small scale initial distributions of hydrogen outlets within the German trunk road system for their potential success to generate a large scale adoption of FCVs. The tool makes use of agent based trip modeling and Geographic Information System (GIS) supported spatial modeling. We demonstrate its potentials by testing a ring shaped distribution of hydrogen outlets at highway filling stations. We find that the structure of an optimized initial distribution of filling stations depends on what drivers consider a sufficiently small distance between refueling opportunities.Agent based modeling, Alternative fueled vehicles, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells

Effects of the Interactions Between LPS and BIM on Workflow in Two Building Design Projects

Variability in design workflow causes delays and undermines the performance of building projects. As lean processes, the Last Planner System (LPS) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) can improve workflow in building projects through features that reduce waste. Since its introduction, BIM has had significant positive influence on workflow in building design projects, but these have been rarely considered in combination with LPS. This paper is part of a postgraduate research focusing on the implementation of LPS weekly work plans in two BIM-based building design projects to achieve better workflow. It reports on the interactions between lean principles of LPS and BIM functionalities in two building design projects that, from the perspective of an interaction matrix developed by Sacks et al. (2010a), promote workflow

Design for Android-Based Virtual Tour Application Using Polygonal Modeling and Extrude Face

STMIK Amik Riau is the first Computer College in Riau under the Kopertis Region 10 which has an activity based on the information technology sector. This certainly requires the campus management to take advantage of technological developments in every academic activity. STMIK Amik Riau has quite a lot of facilities and infrastructure to support academic activities. However the problem is that the introduction to campus area system has not followed the current competition trend, because the campus introduction system used is still web-based and utilizes social media such as Facebook and Instagram. In order to improve the services of the campus, a virtual tour application that presents android-based campus area information is designed. This application is designed android based by using Polygonal Modeling and Extrude Face Polygonal modeling is an approach to modeling objects using points that determine the area of ​​a surface so that it can create fields from three-dimensional (3D) models. With the application of Android-based technology, the resulting application is expected to be easily accessed because almost all levels of society nowadays have used a Android smart phones. This certainly facilitates the public and students in obtaining information about the shape of the building and the area around campu

Introduction to Coding Theory for Flow Equations of Complex Systems Models

The modeling of complex dynamic systems depends on the solution of a differential equations system. Some problems appear because we do not know the mathematical expressions of the said equations. Enough numerical data of the system variables are known. The authors, think that it is very important to establish a code between the different languages to let them codify and decodify information. Coding permits us to reduce the study of some objects to others. Mathematical expressions are used to model certain variables of the system are complex, so it is convenient to define an alphabet code determining the correspondence between these equations and words in the alphabet. In this paper the authors begin with the introduction to the coding and decoding of complex structural systems modeling

Complex and Adaptive Dynamical Systems: A Primer

An thorough introduction is given at an introductory level to the field of quantitative complex system science, with special emphasis on emergence in dynamical systems based on network topologies. Subjects treated include graph theory and small-world networks, a generic introduction to the concepts of dynamical system theory, random Boolean networks, cellular automata and self-organized criticality, the statistical modeling of Darwinian evolution, synchronization phenomena and an introduction to the theory of cognitive systems. It inludes chapter on Graph Theory and Small-World Networks, Chaos, Bifurcations and Diffusion, Complexity and Information Theory, Random Boolean Networks, Cellular Automata and Self-Organized Criticality, Darwinian evolution, Hypercycles and Game Theory, Synchronization Phenomena and Elements of Cognitive System Theory.Comment: unformatted version of the textbook; published in Springer, Complexity Series (2008, second edition 2010

Ontology-Mediated Historical Data Modeling: Theoretical and Practical Tools for an Integrated Construction of the Past

Building upon the concepts of constructed past theory, this paper introduces the outcome of ontology-mediated data modeling developed by the authors within the last 15 years. Assuming that the past is something constructed through reflection of former times, one of our major concerns is guaranteeing the traceability of the construction process of an integrated historical discourse built from all available sources of information, regardless of their origin or nature. Therefore, by means of defining key concepts such as 'unit of topography' and 'actor', we created an information system for data gathering and exploitation and applied it to some experiences of construction of the past. When applied within the archaeological domain, the result is an archaeological information system interoperable with other sources of historical information. Its strength is that it ensures the traceability of the process from the beginning avoiding the introduction and repetition of errors within the system. Along with the main case example developed in this paper, we also summarize some other data modeling examples within the same conceptual framework