A bi-objective mathematical model is developed to simultaneously consider the quay crane and yard truck scheduling problems at container terminals. Main real-world assumptions, such as quay cranes with non-crossing constraints, quay cranes’ safety margins and precedence constraints are considered in this model. This integrated approach leads to better efficiency and productivity at container te...

The main contributions of this paper are the development of a forward-looking hybrid vehicle simulation tool, and its application to the design of a power management control algorithm. The hybrid electric vehicle simulation tool (HE-VESIM) was developed at the Automotive Research Center of the University of Michigan to study the potential fuel economy and emission benefits of the parallel hybri...

High dependence on imported oil has increased U.S. strategic vulnerability and prompted more research in the area of renewable energy production. Ethanol production from renewable woody biomass, which could be a substitute for gasoline, has seen increased interest. This study analysed energy use and greenhouse gas emission impacts on the forest biomass supply chain activities within the State o...

Bi-objective problem; Hydrothermal scheduling; Economic dispatch; Emission dispatch; Combined economic emission dispatch Abstract The short-term combined economic emission hydrothermal scheduling is a bi-objective problem minimizing both fuel cost and emission of a hydrothermal system while satisfying thermal, hydro and system constraints. In this paper, an efficient cuckoo bird-inspired meta-h...

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Preliminary studies of used fuel generated in the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative have indicated that current used fuel transport casks may be insufficient for the transportation of said fuel. This work considers transport of three 5-year-cooled oxide Advanced Burner Reactor used fuel assemblies with a burn-up of 160 MWD/kg. A transport cask designed to carry these asse...

In recent years, attention has focused on smokeless, sulfur-free dimethyl ethyl (DME) as a clean fuel for heavy-duty diesel vehicles. As a part of its Next-Generation Environmentally Friendly Vehicles Project (EFV21), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has developed a heavy-duty truck in the 20-ton class that uses DME as its fuel. A lean NOx trap system (NSR Type: NOx Storage Re...

Coordination for truck platooning refers to the active formation of a group heavy-duty vehicles traveling at close spacing reduce overall operations costs. Conventionally, this coordination is achieved by optimizing various truck-related parameters, such as schedules, velocities, and routes, based on an objective function that minimizes certain cost, example, fuel usage. However, prevalent algo...