The organizational structure of the companies in biomass energy sector, regarding supply chain management services, can be greatly improved through use software decision support tools. These tools should able to provide real-time alternative scenarios when deviations from initial production plans are observed. To make this possible it is necessary have representative process models where several and solutions evaluated accurately. Due its nature, type more adequately represented by means...

The brain emotional learning (BEL) control paradigm has been gathering increased interest by the systems design community. However, lack of a consistent mathematical formulation and computer based tools are factors that have prevented its more widespread use. In this article both features tackled providing coherent framework for continuous discrete-time formulations presenting Simulink® computational tool can be easily used fast prototyping BEL systems.

This paper describes the development of a multiagent system (MAS) to support implementation zero-defect manufacturing strategies in multi-stage production systems. The MAS infrastructure, combined with on-line inspection tools, data analytics and knowledge generation, constitutes suitable approach integrate process quality control environments. will allow early detection product defects, adaptation operating condition changes optimisation processes. type integrated management structure is...

The optimisation of forest fuels supply chain involves several entities actors, and particularities. To successfully manage these chains, efficient tools must be devised with the ability to deal stakeholders dynamic interactions optimize performance as a whole while being stable robust, even in presence uncertainties. This work proposes framework coordinate different planning levels event-based models forest-based chain. In particular, new methodology, resilience flexibility biomass is...

A buildings resilience to seismic activity can be increased by providing ways for the structure dynamically counteract effect of Earth’s crust movements. This ability is fundamental in certain regions globe, where earthquakes are more frequent, and achieved using different strategies. State-of-the-art anti-seismic have, embedded on their structure, mostly passive actuators such as base isolation, Tuned Mass Dampers (TMD) viscous dampers that used reduce or even wind induced vibrations. The...

When people move around a town, at some point in their journey they need to cross the road using dedicated crosswalk. However, crossing is not always done safely due weather conditions, lack of visibility or distraction. The VALLPASS project, aims install two lampposts opposite positions direction crossing, with various functionalities and technological innovations, creating luminous tunnel for safe passage pedestrians. To verify mechanical resistance lighting poles, numerical simulations...

Water level regulation of irrigation canals represents a major challenge for control systems design. Those exhibit large dynamic variations in their operating conditions. To overcome this fact, robust controllers should be applied. The sliding mode paradigm reveals ability which make it suitable candidate to incorporated the canal loop. Moreover, its flexibility can further potentiated by extending ordinary formulation adding fractional-order integro-differential operations. In work, is...

Forest biomass has gained increasing interest in the recent years as a renewable source of energy context climate changes and continuous rising fossil fuels prices. However, due to its characteristics such seasonality, low density, high cost, supply chain needs further optimization become more competitive current energetic market. In this sense taking into consideration fact that transportation is process accounts for higher parcel costs, work proposes multilayer model predictive control...

Gas metal arc welding is one of the fusion processes that widely used in industry due to its high efficiency. The correct selection input parameters has direct influence on weld quality and, with control those parameters, it possible reduce amount material, improve properties and then increase productivity process. This study intends take a group submit them optimization by Taguchi Method check through Variance Analysis (ANOVA). An L9 orthogonal array gathered three (weld voltage, speed...

This work addresses the problem of finding best controller parameters in order to improve response a single degree-of-freedom structural system under earthquake excitation. The control paradigm considered is based on brain emotional learning (BEL) and actuation over building dynamics carried out by changing stiffness magneto-rheological damper. A typical BEL-based requires definition several which can prove difficult non-intuitive obtain. For this reason, an evolutionary-based search...

The point prediction quality is closely related to the model that explains dynamic of observed process. Sometimes can be obtained by simple algebraic equations but, in majority physical systems, relevant reality too hard with ordinary differential or difference equations. This case systems nonlinear nonstationary behaviour which require more complex models. discrete time-series problem, sampling solar radiation, framed this type situation. By observing collected data it possible distinguish...

Proper management of supply chains is fundamental in the overall system performance forest-based activities. Usually, efcient techniques rely on a decision support software, which needs to be able generate fast and efective outputs from set possibilities. In order do this, it necessary provide accurate models representative dynamic interactions systems. Due chains' nature, event-based are more suited describe their behaviours. This work proposes modelling simulation chain, particular biomass...

Positioning and orientation precision of a multirotor aerial robot can be increased by using additional control loops for each the driving units. As result, one eliminate lack balance between true thrust forces. A performance comparison two proposed controllers, namely robust controller designed with coefficient diagram method (CDM) proportional, integral derivative (PID) tuned pole-placement law, is presented in paper. The research has been conducted respect to model/plant matching...

Supply chains are complex interdependent structures in which tasks' accomplishment is the result of a compromise between all entities involved. This complexity particularly pronounced when dealing with chipping and transportation tasks within forest-based biomass energy production supply chain. The logistic costs involved significant number network nodes usually considerable number. For this reason, efficient optimization tools should be used order to derive cost effective scheduling. In...