Remotely sensing recent growth, herbivory, or disturbance of herbaceous and woody vegetation in dryland ecosystems requires high spatial resolution and multi-temporal depth. Three dimensional (3D) remote sensing technologies like lidar, and techniques like structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry, each have strengths and weaknesses at detecting vegetation volume and extent, given the instrume...

Mixed-model assembly lines are increasingly accepted in many industrial environments to meet the growing trend of greater product variability, diversification of customer demands, and shorter life cycles. In this research, a new mathematical model is presented considering balancing a mixed-model U-line and human-related issues, simultaneously. The objective function consists of two separate com...

If the system needs to perform multiple, distinctly different functions at different times (multi-capability), and/or needs to evolve in its form/function over time (evolution), and/or needs to remain functional, despite a few failures or changing external conditions (survivability), then reconfigurability is often required. For Planetary Surface Vehicles (PSV) that will be involved in future m...

Product customization and frequent market changes force manufacturing companies to employ mixed-model instead of simple assembly lines. To well adjust the line’s capacity production requirements, line can benefit from concept reconfigurability. Our study deals with a reconfigurable where tasks be dynamically assigned stations at each takt, workers move among end order entering product models is...