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A Robust Cooperative Localization System For A Heterogeneous Team Of Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2007-09-19)
This dissertation presents an organic approach to the cooperative localization problem by sequentially solving the problems of sensor calibration, multi-sensor fusion filtering, and cooperative localization. Successful ...
Constraint Optimal Selection Techniques (COSTs) For A Class Of Linear Programming Problems
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2007-09-17)
This dissertation describes two classes of Constraint Optimal Selection Techniques (COSTs). An algorithm of each type is developed for solving nonnegative linear programming problems. In addition, geometric interpretations ...
Integrated Nurse Staffing And Assignment Under Uncertainty
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2007-09-17)
One of the major problems in the United States health care system is a shortage of nurses. Baby boomers and an increasing elderly population are the main reasons for a rapidly growing demand for nurses. Besides the decline ...
Branch-and-Cut-and-Price Methods For Logistics Problems With Limited Risk
(Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, 2007-08-23)
There exist many uncertainties in a logistics system, such as unknown demand, unsteady fuel cost, machine breakdowns, and accidents to name a few. Logistics management is difficult because logistics managers must solve a ...