The Multi-UAV Cooperative Mission Planning Problem (MCMPP) is a complex problem which can be represented with a lower or higher level of complexity. In this paper we present a MCMPP which is modelled as a Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) with 5 increasing levels of complexity. Each level adds additional variables and constraints to the problem. Using previous models, we solve the problem u...

Air combat simulation systems (ACSSs) are developed to train fighter pilots (trainees) in a virtual combat environment. In general, an ACSS consists of the following stages: planning the scenario, training, flight analysis, and performance evaluation. In this paper, the details of the framework, which is developed to analyze and evaluate the performance of the trainees, is introduced. First, th...

introduction so far, many evaluation methodologies for assessing urban plans have been introduced, but comprehensive and systematic evaluation methodologies up to now have received little attention. in recent years the plan - process - results (ppr) approach as a comprehensive and systematic evaluation methodology based on the policy- plan/programme-implementation-process(ppip) methodology has ...

This paper shows a review research literature regarding multi-agents systems related with enterprise resource planning systems and high performance computing. A multi agent system model proposal for enterprise resource planning selection process using distributed computing architecture is presented. The enterprise resource planning selection process is divided in six steps. The proposal model i...

A multi-objective vehicle path planning method has been proposed to optimize path length, path safety and path smoothness using the elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II). Four different path representation schemes that begin its coding from the start point and move one grid at a time towards the destination point are proposed. Minimization of traveled distance, maximization ...

OBJECTIVE We piloted the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA), a performance-based measure of executive function (EF), to establish a baseline for at-risk adolescents. METHOD Participants were 113 youths ages 16-21 who were enrolled at a charter school for youth returning to high school after dropping out. We administered the WCPA and collected demographic information. RESULTS On averag...

Demand response technology is a key technology for distributing electricity tasks in response to electricity prices in a smart grid system. In the current demand response research, there has been much demand for an automated energy scheduling scheme that uses smart devices for residential customers in the smart grid. In this paper, two automated energy scheduling schemes are proposed for reside...

The design and functioning of organizational control systems that allow for the monitoring of employee performance is at the core of management accounting research. With the emergence of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and the recent developments towards information system integration, the traditional structures of organizational control mechanisms have significantly changed. Only sp...

Channel holding time is of primary importance in teletraffic analysis of PCS networks. This quantity depends on user’s mobility which can be characterized by the cell residence time. In this paper we show that when the cell residence time is not exponentially distributed, the channel holding time is not exponentially distributed either, a fact also confirmed by available field data. In order to...

In order to capture the essence of PCS network behavior, a good mobility model is necessary. This model must be good enough to fit field data and make the resulting queueing model still tractable. In this paper, we propose a new mobility model, called hyper-Erlang distribution model, which satisfies the above two requirements. We use this model to characterize the cell residence time and obtain...