1. Introduction. Let Φ = {φ 1 , · · · , φ T } be an iterated function system (IFS) on R d. The attractor E ⊂ R d of Φ is the unique compact set such that E = ∪

A new robust clustering scheme based on fuzzy c-means is proposed and the concept of a fuzzy mega-cluster is introduced in this paper. The fuzzy mega-cluster is conceptually similar to the noise cluster, designed to group outliers in a separate cluster. This proposed scheme, called the mega-clustering algorithm is shown to be robust against outliers. Another interesting property is its ability ...

This thesis introduces a new integrated formalization of the conceptual spaces framework proposed by Gärdenfors. We extend the notion of conceptual space generated by a set of prototypes by adding a weight vector to each prototype. This will allow us to represent non-uniformly scaled concepts and, as a special case, partial concepts. We also present a novel Weighted Prototypes-Based Categorizat...

In this paper, we are going to investigate the growth of the Iranian maritime transport with a focus mainly on the North - South transit Corridor, review of dry ports in order to support the Iranian container terminals at the south ports in order to increase the volume of container storages at the terminals. For the purpose of assessing the outcome of port operational management, the Balanced ...

Container handling problems at the container terminals are NP-hard problems. In this paper, we propose a new handling operation’s design and simulation of empty containers, taking into account the interrelated activities at the container terminal. This simulation have been built using a doubled trailer. It moves containers from quayside to yard side or the opposite depending on the flow in cont...

Our motivation is to determine whether risks such as implementation error-proneness can be isolated into three types of containers at design time. This paper identifies several container candidates in other research that fit the risk container concept. Two industrial case studies were used to determine which of three container types tested is most effective at isolating and predicting at design...

Container terminals offer transfer facilities to move containers from vessels to trucks, trains and barges and vice versa. Within the terminal the container yard serves as a temporary buffer where incoming containers are piled up in stacks. Only the topmost container of each stack can be accessed. If another container has to be retrieved, containers stored above it must be relocated first. Cont...

A k-container C(u, v) of a graph G is a set of k-disjoint paths joining u to v. A k-container C(u, v) of G is a k∗-container if it contains all the vertices of G. A graph G is k∗-connected if there exists a k∗-container between any two distinct vertices. Let (G) be the connectivity of G. A graph G is super connected if G is i∗-connected for all 1 i (G). A bipartite graph G is k∗-laceable if the...

This paper presented a genetic algorithm (GA) to solve the container storage problem in the port. This problem is studied with different container types such as regular, open side, open top, tank, empty and refrigerated containers. The objective of this problem is to determine an optimal containers arrangement, which respects customers’ delivery deadlines, reduces the re-handle operations of co...

This study recruited 16 industrial workers to examine the effects of material, weight, and base area of container on reduction of grip force (ΔGF) and heart rate for a 100-m manual carrying task. This study examined 2 carrying materials (iron and water), 4 carrying weights (4.4, 8.9, 13.3, 17.8 kg), and 2 base areas of container (24 × 24 cm, 35 × 24 cm). This study showed that carrying water si...