This paper presents methods for finding optimal configurations and actuator forces/torques to maximise contact wrenches in a desired direction for underwater vehicle manipulator systems (UVMS). The ...
1 Department of Mathematics, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. 2 Department of Business Administration, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. This paper presents a new dimension reduction strategy ...
Uncertainties are widespread in the optimization of process systems, such as uncertainties in process technologies, prices, and customer demands. In this paper, we review the basic concepts and recent ...
In this work, a new method is presented for determining the binding constraints of a general linear maximization problem. The new method uses only objective function values at points which are ...