This paper proposes an effective reliability design optimization method for fail-safe topology (FSTO) considering uncertainty based on the moving morphable bars to establish ideal balance between cost and robustness, structural safety. To this end, a performance measure approach (PMA)-based double-loop algorithm is developed minimize relative volume percentage while achieving criterion. ensure ...

Abstract: In this project we will explore the properties of stochastic matrices in both the real and the finite fields. We first explore what properties 2  2 stochastic matrices in the real field have and then exam if they hold in the finite fields. We will prove how, given the conditions of a finite field, properties hold or fail to hold. We will extend our scope to 3  3 stochastic matrices ...

The long-term goal of this program is to develop a technology to allow EOD technicians to interrogate an electronically safe and armed munition and determine the electrical status of these devices. Determining the electrical status of the mechanism will provide EOD technicians additional options to consider when determining the appropriate render safe procedure to use against these threat devices.

There has been considerable work in AI on decisiontheoretic planning and planning under uncertainty. Unfortunately, all of this work suffers from one or more of the following limitations: 1) it relies on very simple models of actions and time, 2) it assumes that uncertainty is manifested in discrete action outcomes, and 3) it is only practical for very small problems. For many real world proble...

A action is often criticized for causing reverse discrimination and lowering the qualifications of those hired under the policy. However, the magnitude of such adverse effects depends on whether the best suited candidate is hired absent the policy. Indeed affirmative action may compensate for the distortion discrimination imposes on the selection of candidates. This paper asks whether affirmati...

In view of the ever-increasing air traffic, much attention in air-traffic-management research has been given to improving arrival and departure efficiency. As air traffic begins and ends at the airport, the issues of taxi delays and ground-operation incursions become more pressing. This paper considers the surface-traffic problem at major airports and envisions a collaborative traffic and aircr...

Considering the Blum, Shub, and Smale computational model for real numbers, extended by Poizat to general structures, classical complexity can be considered as the restriction to finite structures of a more general notion of computability and complexity working over arbitrary structures. In a previous paper, we showed that the machine-independent characterization of Bellantoni and Cook of seque...

In the past, several force structure analyses have been conducted for the Canadian Armed Forces using moderate fidelity (e.g., Tyche) and low-fidelity (e.g. Stochastic Fleet Estimation or SaFE) simulation models within optimization frameworks. Monte Carlo discrete event simulations like Tyche are computationally expensive and can only be used in optimizations that require few force structure ev...