Description: Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Martin Groetschel, Sven O. Krumke, Joerg Rambau Format: Paperback Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K ISBN-13: 9783642076336, 978-3642076336 Synopsis In its thousands of years of history, mathematics has made an extraordinary ca reer. It started from rules for bookkeeping and computation of areas to become the language of science. Its potential for decision support was fully recognized in the twentieth century only, vitally aided by the evolution of computing and communi cation technology. Mathematical optimization, in particular, has developed into a powerful machinery to help planners. Whether costs are to be reduced, profits to be maximized, or scarce resources to be used wisely, optimization methods are available to guide decision making. Opti mization is particularly strong if precise models of real phenomena and data of high quality are at hand - often yielding reliable automated control and decision proce dures. But what, if the models are soft and not all data are around? Can mathematics help as well? This book addresses such issues, e. g. , problems of the following type: - An elevator cannot know all transportation requests in advance. In which order should it serve the passengers? - Wing profiles of aircrafts influence the fuel consumption. Is it possible to con tinuously adapt the shape of a wing during the flight under rapidly changing conditions? - Robots are designed to accomplish specific tasks as efficiently as possible. But what if a robot navigates in an unknown environment? - Energy demand changes quickly and is not easily predictable over time. Some types of power plants can only react slowly.
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Book Title: Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems
Number of Pages: 804 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin AND Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. KG
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Engineering & Technology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Management
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Weight: 1229 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Joerg Rambau, Sven O. Krumke, Martin Groetschel
Subject Area: Data Analysis
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Paperback
