Enhancing Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0: A Zero-Defect Approach Leveraging Effective Dynamic Quality Factors by Rouhollah Khakpour, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Seyed Mohammad Seyed Hosseini

“…The empirical insights, drawn from the real-life case study of this research, indicate the challenges and complexities that arise in the path of achieving zero defect product and sustainability improvement. The extended view on effective root causes of product quality and the focus on improving TBL sustainability criteria in this research as well as its analytical approach offer practitioners valuable insights for improving their ZDM approaches in a more comprehensive way. …”
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Particle Swarm Optimization Based Optimal Design of Six-Phase Induction Motor for Electric Propulsion of Submarines by Lelisa Wogi, Amruth Thelkar, Tesfabirhan Shoga Tahiro, Tadele Ayana, Shabana Urooj, Samia Larguech

“…This research presented a comparison of optimal model design of a six phase squirrel cage induction motor (IM) for electric propulsion by using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). …”
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Multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm-based method for optimal placement and sizing of distributed generations and shunt capacitors in a radial distribution network by Pinank Patel, Nagaraj Patil, Ahmed Mohsen, Aditya Kashyap, Nofal Adrees Hasan, Karthikeyan A, Dhirendra Nath Thatoi, Deepak Gupta, Alireza kamranfar

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Research on Impact of Planned Path Length and Yaw Cost on Collaborative Search of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarms by Heng Zhang, Wenyue Meng, Yanan Liu, Guanyu Liu, Jian Zhang

“…To address the unclear impacts of a planned path length and yaw cost on search performance in large-scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarm collaborative search scenarios under complex and dynamic environments, a path grid determination algorithm is proposed, transforming the path-planning problem into an optimal waypoint selection problem, enabling UAVs to make rapid decisions using the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm. …”
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Optimization of Graphene Oxide’s Characteristics with TOPSIS Using an Automated Decision-Making Process by Javanbakht T.

“…Moreover, their advantages and inconveniences could be investigated better once this investigation provides information on optimizing its candidates. In the current research work, a novel automated decision-making process was used with the TOPSIS algorithm using the Łukasiewicz disjunction, which helped detect the confusion of properties and determine its impact on the rank of candidates. …”
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Two-stage robust planning for wind power-photovoltaic-thermal power-pumped storage-battery hybrid system by LUO Yuanxiang, FAN Lidong, WANG Yuhang, LIU Cheng, JIAO Yinghe, WANG Yunlong

“…In the first stage, the capacity configuration of the hybrid system is aiming at minimizing the sum of investment cost and operation and maintenance cost. In the second stage, under a given capacity configuration, the optimal scheduling scheme is determined by constructing an uncertain set of wind power-photovoltaic output, aiming at minimizing the sum of environmental cost and cost of wind power-photovoltaic abandonment. …”
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Machine Learning-Assisted Optimization of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Superhydrophobic Microstructure Processing by Lifei Wang, Yucheng Gu, Xiaoqing Tian, Jun Wang, Yan Jia, Junjie Xu, Zhen Zhang, Shiying Liu, Shuo Liu

“…To address this issue, a process optimization framework that couples machine learning and genetic algorithms was proposed and successfully applied to the optimization of femtosecond laser-induced groove structures on TC4 alloy surfaces. …”
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Optimized Allocation of Flood Control Emergency Materials Based on Loss Quantification by Wei Wang, Yunqing Wang, Li Huang, Yue Song

“…Compared with the initial allocation, the optimized scheme reduces out‐of‐stock losses by approximately $392,000, lowers transportation costs by over $110,000, and improves the efficiency of flood control emergency scheduling, which can help management make better decisions on the allocation of flood control emergency materials in the future.…”
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Reliability evaluation of dynamic face recognition systems based on improved Fuzzy Dynamic Bayesian Network by Zhiqiang Liu, Wenbo Zhu, Hongzhou Zhang, Shengjin Wang, Lu Fang, Weijun Hong, Hua Shao, Guopeng Wang

“…In this article, we propose a novel evaluation method with True Positive Identification Rate in dynamic and M:N mode and create a novel evaluation model of system reliability with the improved Fuzzy Dynamic Bayesian Network. Subsequently, we infer to solve the fuzzy reliability state probabilities of the six systems with Netica and get two most important factors with the improved fuzzy C-means algorithm. …”
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Nonlinear Stability Analysis of Shallow-Buried Bias Tunnel Based on Failure Mode Improvement by Wei Luo, Gequan Xiao, Zhi Tao, Jingyu Chen, Xi Lu, Haifeng Wang

“…The SQP algorithm in MATLAB (R2022a) software was used to optimize the solution, and the influence of slope top load, buried depth ratio, cohesion, and axial tensile stress on the surrounding rock pressure and the failure mode of shallow-buried tunnel was analyzed through examples. …”
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Research on Multi-Objective Coordinated Planning of Distribution Networks Based on Improved Generative Adversarial Networks by Li Zhu

“…Next, a bi-level distribution network planning model considering carbon footprints is established: the upper level minimizes the annual comprehensive cost by optimizing the planning schemes of distributed generation (DG), energy storage systems (ESS), and capacitor banks (CB); the lower level minimizes operating costs, voltage deviations, and carbon emissions by formulating operation strategies under typical scenarios, considering on-load tap changers (OLTC), controllable loads, capacitor banks, energy storage, and distributed generation. …”
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Dual Strategy of Reconfiguration with Capacitor Placement for Improvement Reliability and Power Quality in Distribution System by Ali Nasser Hussain, Wathiq Rafa Abed, Mohanad Muneer Yaqoob

“…These scenarios were tested on typical 33 and 69 bus IEEE RDS using the binary salp swarm algorithm (BSSA) based on the multiobjective functions (MOFs), in order to identify the most effective scenario performance that achieved the highest power quality and system reliability. …”
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Resilient VPP cost optimization in DER-driven microgrids for large distribution systems considering uncertainty during extreme events by T.D. Suresh, M. Thirumalai, R. Hemalatha, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…Utilizing a modified IEEE 118-bus radial distribution system (RDS), segmented into residential, commercial, and industrial zones, the black widow optimization (BWO) algorithm is employed to optimally size and site VPPs, minimizing operational costs and maximizing system resilience. …”
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Feature Generation with Genetic Algorithms for Imagined Speech Electroencephalogram Signal Classification by Edgar Lara-Arellano, Andras Takacs, Saul Tovar-Arriaga, Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz

“…This algorithm can efficiently explore ample feature space and identify the most relevant features for the task. …”
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A dual-layer planning method based on improved MOPSO for distribution networks considering source–load temporal uncertainty by Guilian Wu, Guilian Wu, Jia Lin, Jinlin Liao

“…Third, an improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) algorithm with adaptive inertia weights accelerates the convergence by 25%. …”
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Optimization model of electricity metering management based on MOPSO by Sheng Li, Xiaodan Zhou

“…Abstract In response to the difficulty of balancing economy and accuracy in traditional energy metering management methods, an improved particle swarm optimization model is designed to optimize energy metering management based on multi-objective particle swarm optimization, thereby achieving optimal resource allocation and maximizing management efficiency. …”
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An Enhanced Forwarding Method based on Intelligent Water Drops Algorithm in Named Data Network by HamidReza Afzal, Behrang Barekatain, Zahra Beheshti

“…Although Named Data Network (NDN) has made a bright future in Internet for high volume of requests by many users, how to send a request package (I-Pkt) consciously from the consumer to the Producer and returning the data package (D-Pkt) inversely is still one of its most important challenges. According to the recent limited researches, using service quality parameters beside an optimization algorithm like ant colony to find the optimal path has been an appropriate response to solve this problem. …”
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Optimizing Assembly Error Reduction in Wind Turbine Gearboxes Using Parallel Assembly Sequence Planning and Hybrid Particle Swarm-Bacteria Foraging Optimization Algorithm by Sydney Mutale, Yong Wang, De Tian

“…The methodology results in a 38% reduction in total assembly errors, improving both process accuracy and efficiency. Specifically, the PSBFO algorithm reduced errors from an initial value of 50 to a final value of 5 across 20 iterations, with components such as the low-speed shaft and planetary gear system showing the most substantial reductions. …”
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Improving the efficiency of the automated process of drying flotation concentrate in a drum drying furnace by Kovalev Igor, Kulmurodova Nafisa, Kulmurodov Zarifjon, Voroshilova Anna, Kadirov Yorkin, Ibodullaeva Dinara

“…It is concluded that the implementation of the proposed measures to optimize the flotation concentrate drying process can ensure increased production efficiency, reduced operating costs and improved quality of the final product in the mining and metallurgical industry.…”
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A Hybrid Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm for Detecting COVID-19 Patients by Alla Ahmad Hassan, Tarik A Rashid

“…This hybridization implements Particle Swarm Optimization and a neural network to improve results while slowing convergence and improving efficiency. …”
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