Thesis advisor, Craig W. Rasmussen
Topics: GRAPHS, HEURISTIC METHODS
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Thesis advisor, Craig W. Rasmussen
Topic: GRAPHS,HEURISTIC METHODS
Naval Postgraduate School
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Kindl, Mark R.;Shing, Man-Tak.;Rowe, Neil C.
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Topics: HEURISTIC METHODS., ANNEALING., STOCHASTIC PROCESSES., PATHS., ALGORITHMS.
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Thesis advisors, H.K. Bhargava, William Haga
Topics: ALGORITHMS, ILLNESS, HEURISTIC METHODS, GENETICS, PERSIAN GULF WAR
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Thesis advisors, H.K. Bhargava, William Haga
Topic: ALGORITHMS,ILLNESS,HEURISTIC METHODS,GENETICS,PERSIAN GULF WAR
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Cosgriff, Laura M.; Roberts, Gary D.; Binienda, Wieslaw K.; Zheng, Diahua; Averbeck, Timothy; Roth, Donald J.; Jeanneau, Philipp
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Structural sandwich materials composed of triaxially braided polymer matrix composite material face sheets sandwiching a foam core are being utilized for applications including aerospace components and recreational equipment. Since full scale components are being made from these sandwich materials, it is necessary to develop proper inspection practices for their manufacture and in-field use. Specifically, nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques need to be investigated for analysis of...
Topics: CORRELATION, HEURISTIC METHODS, PROBABILITY THEORY, EXCLUSION, ESTIMATES, MONTE CARLO METHOD
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In this paper we take a critical look at PDDL 2.1 as designers and users of plan domain description languages. We describe planning domains that have features which are hard to model using PDDL 2.1. We then offer some suggestions on domain description language design, and describe how these suggestions make modeling our chosen domains easier.
Topics: ELECTRONIC MAIL, LINGUISTICS, NATURAL LANGUAGE (COMPUTERS), INFERENCE, EXTRACTION, MESSAGES,...
To solve contemporary large-scale linear, integer and mixed integer programming problems, it is often necessary to exploit intrinsic special structure in the model at hand. One commonly used technique is to identify and then to exploit in a basis factorization algorithm a generalized upper bound (GUB) structure. This report compares several existing methods for identifying GUB structure. Computer programs have been written to permit comparison of computational efficiency. The GUB programs have...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, *MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING, HEURISTIC METHODS,...
The Throughput II mobility optimization model was developed at the Naval Postgraduate School for the Air Force Studies and Analysis Agency (AFSAA). The purpose of Throughput II is to help answer questions about the ability of the USAF to conduct airlift of soldiers and equipment in support of major military operations. Repeated runs of this model have helped AFSAA generate insights and recommendations concerning the selection of aircraft assets. Although Throughput II has earned the confidence...
Topics: Airlift Mobility Optimization, Heuristic methods with Linear Programming, Networks for...
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As of June 30, 2003, all Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), no matter how small, must adhere to the same FAA regulations as human-piloted aircraft. These regulations include certification for flying in controlled airspace and certification of flight software based on RTCA DO-178B. This paper provides an overview of the steps necessary to obtain certification, as well as a discussion about the challenges UAV's face when trying to meet these requirements. It is divided into two parts: 1)...
Topics: HEURISTIC METHODS, PROBABILITY THEORY, ALGORITHMS, GRAPH THEORY, PLANNING, OPTIMIZATION,...
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This viewgraph presentation provides information on a study the goal of which was to determine the auditory threshold for speech reverberation using a specific room model. Procedures and hardware used are detailed as are the participants in the study.
Topics: EXCLUSION, PROPAGATION, CRITICAL PATH METHOD, MATHEMATICAL LOGIC, DISCRETE FUNCTIONS, ALGORITHMS,...
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Stromatolites offer an unparalleled geologic record of early life, because they constitute the oldest and most abundant recognizable remains of microbial ecosystems. Microbial mats are living homologs of stromatolites; thus, the physiology of the microbiota as well as the processes which create those features of mats (e.g., biomarker organic compounds, elemental and stable isotopic compositions) which are preserved in the ancient record. Observations of the carbon isotopic composition (delta...
Topics: BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, ECOSYSTEMS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PROKARYOTES, RADIATION EFFECTS, STERILIZATION,...
This research aims to eventually create problem solvers that automatically adapt their problem solving techniques, representations, and heuristics to fit the current problem and computing environment. In this report, we discuss our prototype, RA*, which automatically adapts its heuristics to the current problem and computing environment. RA* does this by computing the impact of its candidate heuristics upon its ability to solve the problem in this environment and using the heuristic with the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, AUCKLAND UNIV (NEW ZEALAND), *ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ALGORITHMS, HEURISTIC METHODS,...
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The problem and solution to the physical ozone irritation caused by ozone concentrations in the cabin of high-altitude aircraft are presented.
Topics: NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, REAL VARIABLES, TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS, ALGORITHMS, DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS,...
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In mutli-component ionic diffusion systems, uphill diffusion is frequently observed. The conditions for the development of uphill diffusion were investigated by computerized simulation of ion exchange between a glass containing two cations (A,B) and a molten salt containing the third cation (C). The following conclusions were obtained. The uphill diffusion of B ion is observed when D sub A is greater than D sub B is greater than D sub C or D sub A is greater than D sub C is greater than D sub...
Topics: AUTOMATIC CONTROL, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, HEURISTIC METHODS, DATA BASES, HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES, PROVING,...
We consider a heuristic approach for combining short traffic traces of various degrees of self-similarity to produce a longer trace that has the following desirable properties. The mixed trace is capable of modeling computer networking traffic that exhibits both short- and long-range dependence in a unified model. Synthetic traces of self-similar characteristics can be generated quickly due to the simplicity of our method, which is faster than the traditional approach of...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC, *COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC, *COMPUTER NETWORKS,...
The proposed project was aimed at exploring various theoretical and algorithmic issues at the intersection of three optimization areas, namely, parametric, stochastic and bilevel integer programming, as well as related applications. The main contribution of the project is development of novel algorithmic methodologies (along with the necessary theoretical foundations) for solving stochastic and bilevel integer programs built upon exploiting equivalent value function reformulations. While...
Topics: DTIC Archive, PITTSBURGH UNIVERSITY PA OFFICE OF RESEARCH, *INTEGER PROGRAMMING, ALGORITHMS,...
Many important problems involve selecting a subset from a larger population such that the aggregate diversity of the subset selected is a large as possible. This problem, known as the diversity maximization problem, is known to be NP-hard. As such, it is very challenging from a computational point of view and only very small (toy) problems can be solved to optimality. Accordingly, most research into the important area has focused on various heuristic approaches. In this research, we report on a...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Kochenberger, Gary, MISSISSIPPI UNIV UNIVERSITY, *HEURISTIC METHODS, OPTIMIZATION,...
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Storti, G.; Armstrong, R.; Johnson, S.; Lin, H. C.; Regnault, W.; Yoo, K. C
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The necessity for a low-cost crystalline silicon sheet material for photovoltaics has generated a number of alternative crystal growth techniques that would replace Czochralski (Cz) and float-zone (FZ) technologies. Efficiencies of devices fabricated from low resistivity FZ silicon are approaching 20%, and it is highly likely that this value will be superseded in the near future. However, FZ silicon is expensive, and is unlikely ever to be used for photovoltaics. Cz silicon has many of the...
Topics: FACTORIZATION, HEURISTIC METHODS, MATRICES (MATHEMATICS), MULTIPROCESSING (COMPUTERS), ALGORITHMS,...
Tracking process captures the state of an object. The state of an object is defined in terms of its dynamic and static properties such as location, speed, color, temperature, size, etc. The set of dynamic and static properties for tracking very much depends on the agency who wants to track. For example, police needs different set of properties to tracks people than to track a vehicle than the air force. The tracking scenario also affects the selection of parameters. Tracking is done by a system...
Topics: DTIC Archive, MISSOURI UNIV-KANSAS CITY, *TARGET DETECTION, *TRACKING, DATA MANAGEMENT, HEURISTIC...
A working model of consciousness is fundamental to understanding of the interactions of the observer in science. This paper examines contemporary understanding of consciousness. A heuristic model of consciousness is suggested that is consistent with psycophysics measurements of bandwidth of consciousness relative to unconscious perception. While the self reference nature of consciousness confers a survival benefit by assuring the all points of view regarding a problem are experienced in...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CONSCIOUSNESS, HEURISTIC METHODS, MODELS, ATTENTION,...
The offense-defense balance is an indicator of the conflict dynamic in a system. Cyberspace is a domain where offense-defense costs are clearer than in the physical world. While there have been numerous comments about the current balance there has not been a study conducted. In this thesis, I use a heuristic model to show what the current theoretical balance point is, and what it was for two different case studies, Estonia in 2007 and Stuxnet. Based on the data, the cost of one dollar by the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, *CONFLICT, *DYNAMICS, *ESTONIA,...
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This document contains a collection of experiments presented and demonstrated at the National Educators' Workshop: Update 2000 held in Dayton and Kettering, Ohio, October 29 - November 1, 2000.
Topics: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, TECHNOLOGY...
We describe the participation of the University of Amsterdam's Intelligent Systems Lab in the web track at TREC 2009. We participated in the ad hoc and diversity task. We find that spam is an important issue in the ad hoc task and that Wikipedia-based heuristic optimization approaches help to boost the retrieval performance, which is assumed to potentially reduce spam in the top ranked results. As for the diversity task, we explored different methods. Clustering and a topic model-based approach...
Topics: DTIC Archive, AMSTERDAM UNIV (NETHERLANDS), *RANKING, *INTERNET, *INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, HEURISTIC...
This technical note describes the nature and structure of the computer program ISUPPOSEW and some of its results, ISUPPOSEW is designed to enable a robot to make conjectures, on the basis of its visual information, about elements of its environment that it cannot see. The process of conjecture employed is analogous to that which a human employes in similar circumstances.
Topics: DTIC Archive, STANFORD RESEARCH INST MENLO PARK CA, *COMPUTER PROGRAMS, *COMPUTER VISION, *ROBOTS,...
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Schenk, Paul M.; McEwen, Alfred; Davies, A. G.; Davenport, Trevor; Jones, Kevin; Fessler, Bria
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Voyager era stereo images are used to map the geology and topography of Ra Patera (a major active volcanic center and possible site of sulfur eruptions on Io). The summit of Ra Patera reaches only approx.1 km above the surrounding plains. Pre-Voyager-era lava flows occur on slopes of 0.1-0.3 deg, comparable to the lunar mare. These flows were emplaced at either low viscosities, high eruption rates, or both. A 600- km-long ridged mountain unit (rising to approx. 8 km near Carancho Patera) forms...
Topics: LOADS (FORCES), SEQUENCING, UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS (MATHEMATICS), COMPUTATIONAL GRIDS, HEURISTIC...
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Bell, R. S.; Crouch, M. A.; Hanna, G. J.; Cady, E. C.; Meserole, J. S
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An improved understanding of low gravity subcritical cryogenic fluid behavior is critical for the continued development of space based systems. Although early experimental programs provided some fundamental understanding of zero gravity cryogenic fluid behavior, more extensive flight data are required to design space based cryogenic liquid storage and transfer systems with confidence. As NASA's mission concepts evolve, the demand for optimized in-space cryogenic systems is increasing. Cryogenic...
Topics: AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION, HEURISTIC METHODS, MACHINE LEARNING, MAPPING, MAPS, RANDOM WALK, ROBOTS,...
Methods of predicting the state of health and human efficiency during space flight are discussed. Diversity of reactions to the same conditions, development of extrapolation methods of prediction, and isolation of informative physiological indexes are among the factors considered.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AEROSPACE MEDICINE, SPACE FLIGHT STRESS, ALGORITHMS,...
We discuss the problem of scheduling tasks that consume uncertain amounts of a resource with known capacity and where the tasks have uncertain utility. In these circumstances, we would like to find schedules that exceed a lower bound on the expected utility when executed. We show that the problems are NP- complete, and present some results that characterize the behavior of some simple heuristics over a variety of problem classes.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SCHEDULING, HEURISTIC METHODS, SCHEDULES, RESOURCE...
This Paper presents the work done for the TREC 2010 entity track. We concentrate on constructing enriched anchor text model by exploiting hierarchical information presented in web pages to retrieve promising pages, and heuristic rules to extract potential candidate entities by zooming in the right section.
Topics: DTIC Archive, BEIJING INST OF TECH (CHINA), *INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, CHINA, HIERARCHIES, INTERNET,...
Our objective in this project is to substantially improve the performance, size, and robustness of binary executables by using static and dynamic binary program analysis techniques to perform whole-program optimization directly on compiled programs: specializing library subroutines, removing redundant argument checking and interface layers, eliminating dead code, and improving computational efficiency. In particular, we will apply specialization and partial evaluation technology, integrating...
Topics: DTIC Archive, GRAMMATECH INC ITHACA NY, *SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, ALGORITHMS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS,...
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Bruick, Richard K.; Koppitz, Marcus; Joyce, Gerald F.; Orgel, Leslie E
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A rapid method for the synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) terminated by 5'-amino-5'-deoxythymidine is described. A 3'-phosphorylated ODN (the donor) is incubated in aqueous solution with 5'-amino- 5'-deoxythymidine in the presence of N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-)N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC), extending the donor by one residue via a phosphoramidate bond. Template- directed ligation of the extended donor and an acceptor ODN, followed by acid hydrolysis, yields the acceptor ODN...
Topics: DATA BASES, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING, PARTITIONS (MATHEMATICS), COMPUTER STORAGE...
To harness modern multicore processors, it is imperative to develop parallel versions of fundamental algorithms. In this paper, we compare different approaches to parallel best-first search in a shared-memory setting. We present a new method, PBNF, that uses abstraction to partition the state space and to detect duplicate states without requiring frequent locking. PBNF allows speculative expansions when necessary to keep threads busy. We identify and fix potential livelock conditions in our...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIV DURHAM DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, *HEURISTIC METHODS, REPRINTS,...
We compare existing techniques to bound the resource availability of partially ordered events. We first show that, contrary to intuition, two existing techniques, one due to Laborie and one due to Muscettola, are not strictly comparable in terms of the size of the search trees generated under chronological search with a fixed heuristic. We describe a generalization of these techniques called the Flow Balance Constraint to tightly bound the amount of available resource for a set of partially...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), BOUNDARIES, PROVING, CONSTRAINTS, BALANCE, ALGORITHMS,...
How can we represent knowledge inside a computer? For formalized knowledge, classical logic seems to be the most adequate tool. Classical logic is behind all formalisms of classical mathematics, and behind many formalisms used in Artificial Intelligence. There is only one serious problem with classical logic: due to the famous Godel's theorem, classical logic is algorithmically undecidable; as a result, when the knowledge is represented in the form of logical statements, it is very difficult to...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ALGORITHMS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, FORMALISM, LOGIC...
"Conceptual coordination" analysis bridges connectionism and symbolic approaches by posting a "process memory" by which categories are physically coordinated (as neural networks) in time. Focusing on dysfunctions and odd behaviors like slips reveals the function of consciousness, especially taken-for-granted constructive processes, different from conventional programming constructs. Newell strongly endorsed identifying architectural limits; the heuristic of "diagnose...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CONSCIOUSNESS, HEURISTIC METHODS, NEURAL NETS, DIAGNOSIS,...
Reverse engineering is the problem-solving activity that ensues when one takes a human-made system, whole or in part, and attempts through systematic analysis of its physical characteristics and other available evidence to answer one or more of the following questions: What is this for? What does it do? How does it do it? What is inside it? How was it made? A model developed from a synthesis of the technical literature is used to infer modes of failure in the process of reverse engineering and...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, *REVERSE ENGINEERING, HEURISTIC METHODS,...
A cascade heuristic appeals when we are faced with a monolithic optimization model exhibiting more decision variables and/or constraints than can be accommodated by computers and/or optimization software available. This thesis studies the implementation and bounding of a cascade heuristic by using the integer linear program implementations of two applications, a production model (PM) and the USMC Hornet Assignment Sundown Model (HASMa). While the solutions for PM are within 5% of the optimal...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Guthrie,Katherine H, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey United States, optimization,...
Occam's razor is often used in science to define the minimum criteria to establish a physical or philosophical idea or relationship. Albert Einstein is attributed the saying "everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler". These heuristic ideas are based on a belief that there is a minimum state or set of states for a given system or phenomena. In looking at system complexity, these heuristics point us to an idea that complexity can be reduced to a minimum. How...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, SIMPLIFICATION, HEURISTIC METHODS,...
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Lee, Stuart M. C.; Jacobs, Tamara N.; McDaniel, Angela; Schneider, Suzanne M
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Current NASA flight rules limit the maximum cabin temperature (23.9 C) during re-entry and landing to protect crewmembers from heat stress while wearing the Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES) and Liquid Cooling Garment (LCG). The primary purpose of this ground-based project was to determine whether the LCG could provide adequate cooling if ambient temperature reached 26.7 ''C. The secondary objective was to determine whether there would be a graded effect of ambient temperature profiles with...
Topics: JAVA (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE), INSPECTION, HEURISTIC METHODS, PROGRAM VERIFICATION (COMPUTERS),...
In this chapter an analysis of the behavior of an arbitrary (perhaps massive) collective of computational processes in terms of an associated "world" utility function is presented We concentrate on the situation where each process in the collective can be viewed as though it were striving to maximize its own private utility function. For such situations the central design issue is how to initialize/update the collective's structure, and in particular the private utility functions, so...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), INTELLIGENCE, NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, PREDICTIONS, DOMAINS,...
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An experimental wind tunnel investigation was conducted to determine the effects of time-variant distortions produced in a supersonic inlet on a J85-GE-13 turbojet engine. Results are presented principally in terms of instantaneous distortion amplitudes and total-pressure contours measured through compressor stall. They indicate that, although a time-averaged distortion may be far from a stall-inducing value, corresponding instantaneous distortion amplitudes can approach or exceed this value....
Topics: DATA PROCESSING, DATA SYSTEMS, PARALLEL PROCESSING (COMPUTERS), ALGORITHMS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING,...
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The results of the Independent Orbiter Assessment (IOA) of the Failure Modes And Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Critical Items List (CIL) are presented. This report contains IOA assessment worksheets showing resolution of outstanding IOA CIL issues that were summarized in the IOA FMEA/CIL Assessment Interim Report, dated 9 March 1988. Each assessment worksheet has been updated with CIL issue resolution and rationale. Volume 2 contains the worksheets for the following subsystems: Nose Wheel...
Topics: DECISION THEORY, TREES (MATHEMATICS), HEURISTIC METHODS, PROBLEM SOLVING, SCHEDULING, SEQUENCING,...
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The goal of Boeing's Advanced Technology Composite Aircraft Structures (ATCAS) program was to develop the technology required for cost and weight efficient use of composite materials in transport fuselage structure. This contractor report describes results of material and process selection, development, and characterization activities. Carbon fiber reinforced epoxy was chosen for fuselage skins and stiffening elements and for passenger and cargo floor structures. The automated fiber placement...
Topics: ALGORITHMS, DATA BASES, DATA STRUCTURES, HEURISTIC METHODS, VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION,...
The PIs have implemented a system, MSP, that given a specific problem, automatically generates, evaluates, and assembles different combinations of representations and heuristics to create a planner for that problem. They extended this system to include evaluating, selecting, and assembling algorithms. The next generation MSP searches for the best combination of algorithms, representations, and heuristics for the specific problem given. This transforms a general domain-independent planner into...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Barley,Michael W, THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND AUCKLAND New Zealand, algorithms,...
HAMLET is a CAD tool that translates a user specification of a multiple-valued expression into a layout of a multiple-valued programmable logic array (MVLPLA) which realizes that expression. It is modular to accommodate future minimization heuristics and future MVL-PLA technologies. At present, it implements two heuristics, [2] and [8] and one MVL-PLA technology, current-mode CMOS [6]. Specifically, HAMLET accepts a sum-of-products expression from the user, applies a minimization heuristic, and...
Topics: DTIC Archive, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, *HEURISTIC METHODS, *LOGIC CIRCUITS,...
This report is a repository of the results obtained from a large scale empirical comparison of seven iterative and evolution-based optimization heuristics. Twenty-seven static optimization problems, spanning six sets of problem classes which are commonly explored in genetic algorithm literature, are examined. The problem sets include job-shop scheduling, traveling salesman, knapsack, binpacking, neural network weight optimization, and standard numerical optimization. The search spaces in these...
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), HEURISTIC METHODS, ITERATION, OPTIMIZATION, GENETIC...
The assessment of hypotheses in hypothesis generation involves a comparison between those hypotheses that have been generated (specified) and those that are not generated (unspecified). This study investigated the 'availability explanation' (Tversky and Kahneman, 1973) for subjects' overconfidence in estimating the probability of specified hypotheses. The conjecture is that subjects have difficulty retrieving unspecified hypotheses; a complete set of candidate unspecified hypotheses is...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Mehle, Thomas, OKLAHOMA UNIV NORMAN DECISION PROCESSES LAB, *DECISION THEORY,...
The mental processes by which people construct scenarios, or examples, resemble the running of the simulation model. Mental simulation appears to be used to make predictions, assess probabilities and evaluate casual statements. A particular form of simulation, which concerns the mental undoing of certain events, plays an important role in the analysis of regret and close calls. Two rules of mental undoing are proposed. According to the downhill rule, people undo events by removing surprising or...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Kahneman,Daniel, STANFORD UNIV CA DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY, *SIMULATION, REASONING,...
