A Study on Optimizing the Double-Spine Type Flow Path Design for the Overhead Transportation System Using Tabu Search Algorithm
Nguyen Huu Loc Khuu1,2,3, Thuy Duy Truong1,2,3, Quoc Dien Le1,2,3, Tran Thanh Cong Vu1,2,3, Hoa Binh Tran1,2,3, Tuong Quan Vo1,2,3,*
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.39, No.2, pp. 255-279, 2024, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2024.043854
- 21 May 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Intelligent Sensing, Manufacturing, Operation and Maintenance for Automatic Engineering Systems)
Abstract Optimizing Flow Path Design (FPD) is a popular research area in transportation system design, but its application to Overhead Transportation Systems (OTSs) has been limited. This study focuses on optimizing a double-spine flow path design for OTSs with 10 stations by minimizing the total travel distance for both loaded and empty flows. We employ transportation methods, specifically the North-West Corner and Stepping-Stone methods, to determine empty vehicle travel flows. Additionally, the Tabu Search (TS) algorithm is applied to branch the 10 stations into two main layout branches. The results obtained from our proposed method demonstrate More >