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Pourmohammadzia, N. (author), Schulte, F. (author), Souravlias, D. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Automated ground vehicles (AGVs) are essential parts of container operations at many ports. Forming platoons—as conceptually established in trucking—may allow these vehicles to directly cater demand points such as dry ports in the hinterland. In this work, we aim to assess such AGV platoons in terms of operational efficiency and costs,...conference paper 2020
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Zhang, Y. (author), Atasoy, B. (author), Souravlias, D. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Inland waterway transport is becoming attractive due to its minimum environmental impact in comparison with other transportation modes. Fixed timetables and routes are adopted by most barge operators, avoiding the full utilization of the available resources. Therefore a flexible model is adopted to reduce the transportation cost and...conference paper 2020
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Boers, Luke (author), Atasoy, B. (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)We present a “rich” Petrol Station Replenishment Problem (PSRP) with real-life characteristics that represents the complexities involved in actual operations. The planning is optimised over multiple days and therefore, the new variant can be classified as the Multi-Period Petrol Station Replenishment Problem (MP-PSRP). A Mixed Integer Linear...conference paper 2020
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Guo, W. (author), Atasoy, B. (author), Beelaerts van Blokland, W.W.A. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Global intermodal transportation involves the movement of shipments between inland terminals located in different continents by using ships, barges, trains, trucks, or any combination among them through integrated planning at a network level. One of the challenges faced by global operators is the matching of shipment requests with transport...conference paper 2020
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Sprong, J. P. (author), Lin, X. (author), Maestre, J. M. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Controlling food quality and reducing waste is one of the most challenging tasks in the food industry, as it is facing high rates of wastage, leading to negative environmental impact. This research focuses on improving the scheduling and control of the supply chain of Irish lamb meat using real-time quality and temperature information....conference paper 2019
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Chen, L. (author), Haseltalab, A. (author), Garofano, V. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)In this paper, a distributed control approach is proposed to enable fuel-efficient Vessel Train Formations (VTF) in inland waterways and port areas for addressing the efficiency and environmental issues of transport over water. For path tracking, collision avoidance, and consensus over the VTF speed a distributed Model Predictive Control (MPC...conference paper 2019
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Meng, Chuang (author), Xin, J. (author), Peng, Jinzhu (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)In this paper, we study the collision-free routing of a multi-robot system to complete given tasks in the shortest time. In a robotic assembly unit, several stations work serially and in parallel. In a station, multiple robots share the same workspace and face the challenge of minimizing the cycle time and avoiding collisions at the same time...conference paper 2019
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Larsen, R.B. (author), Atasoy, B. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)When containers are transported on a-modal bookings, the transport supplier can decide which combination of trucks, trains, ships, etc. to use. This gives the flexibility to transport suppliers to route the containers in accordance with the current state of the synchromodal transport network. At the same time, it enables the transport...conference paper 2019
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Wang, K. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Yan, X. (author), Yuan, Y. (author)Offshore wind is a relatively new industry and it is generally more expensive to generate electricity than many alternative renewable sources. Operation & Maintenance (O&M) makes up a significant part of the overall cost of running Offshore Wind Turbines (OWT). Since the O&M associated responsibility is shared among turbine...conference paper 2018
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Alves Beirigo, B. (author), Schulte, F. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to widely re-define mobility in the future, transforming many solutions into autonomous services. Nonetheless, this development requires an expected transition phase of several decades in which some regions will provide sufficient infrastructure for AV movements, while others will not support AVs yet. In...conference paper 2018
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Ferranti, L. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Keviczky, T. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author)This work presents a method for multi-robot trajectory planning and coordination based on nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC). In contrast to centralized approaches, we consider the distributed case where each robot has an on-board computation unit to solve a local NMPC problem and can communicate with other robots in its neighborhood. We...conference paper 2018
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Hipolito, Tomas (author), Lemos Nabais, Joao (author), Carmona Benitez, Rafael (author), Ayala Botto, Miguel (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)The movement of perishable goods is growing worldwide. Perishable goods need to be available to the market before the expiration date. With the decrease in inventory levels the components of a supply chain become even more integrated and dependent on coordinated decisions. Information regarding perishable goods must be visible throughout the...conference paper 2017
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Wang, K. (author), Yan, Xinping (author), Yuan, Yupeng (author), Jiang, X. (author), Lodewijks, G. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)In the case of the global energy crisis and the higher sound of energy saving and emission reduction, how to take effective management measures of ship energy efficiency to achieve the goal of energy saving and emission reduction, put forward a new challenge for the development of shipping technology. The application of big data technology...conference paper 2017
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Schroër, H.J.L. (author), Corman, F. (author), Duinkerken, M.B. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Lodewijks, G. (author)In this paper, various Inter Terminal Transport (ITT) systems for the Port of Rotterdam are evaluated. The Port Authority is investigating possible solutions for the transport of containers between terminals at the existing so-called Maasvlakte 1 and new Maasvlakte 2 areas within the port. A discrete event simulation model is presented that...conference paper 2014
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Tian, X. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Van Overloop, P.J.A.T.M. (author), Mostert, E. (author)In the field of operational water management, Model Predictive Control (MPC) has gained popularity owing to its versatility and flexibility. The MPC controller, which takes predictions, time delay and uncertainties into account, can be designed for multi-objective management problems and for large-scale systems. Nonetheless, a critical obstacle,...conference paper 2014
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