One of the methods for setting distribution tariffs is benchmarking competition. In Chile, a yardstick competition scheme is applied. This yardstick consists of a “model company†that is designed in order to quantify ...

This study reports the empirical analysis of a hyper-heuristic evolutionary algorithm that is capable of automatically designing top-down decision-tree induction algorithms. Top-down decision-tree algorithms are of great ...

Distributed and cooperative algorithms are of preponderant importance for the correct operation of multiagent systems. In particular, average consensus algorithms represent an appealing alternative for combining measurements ...

We consider the problem of blocking response surface designs when the block sizes are prespecified to control variation efficiently and the treatment set is chosen independently of the block structure. We show how the loss ...

The scope of this paper is to analyze and compare three path planning methods for omni-directional robots, which are based on a) the bug algorithm, b) the potential fields algorithm, and c) the A* algorithm for minimum ...

A genetic algorithm has been developed in order to estimate not only the main effects but also the association of terms when analyzing the influence of experimental factors through a Plackett-Burman design of experiments. ...

In this paper an iterative algorithm will be derived to find a numerical solution for the generalized predictive control of linear systems with constraints on controlled and manipulated variables. The algorithm uses the ...