An Integrated Model Predictive Scheme for Baggage-Handling Systems: Routing, Line Balancing, and Empty-Cart Management

Reference

Y. Zeinaly, B. De Schutter, and H. Hellendoorn, "An Integrated Model Predictive Scheme for Baggage-Handling Systems: Routing, Line Balancing, and Empty-Cart Management," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 1536-1545, July 2015.

Abstract

This paper proposes a new strategy for integrated control of baggage handling systems. Three main control issues in baggage handling systems, namely, routing and scheduling, empty-cart management, and line balancing, are identified and a combined control approach based on model predictive control is proposed to tackle these issues in an optimal way. It is shown that the control approach can be formulated as a linear programming problem, which can be solved very efficiently, and hence the proposed approach can be extended to large-scale baggage handling systems. We illustrate the applicability and performance of the proposed approach by a case study, and we compare the results with the state-of-the-art method currently used for baggage handling systems.

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Bibtex entry

@article{ZeiDeS:15-019,
author={Y. Zeinaly and B. {D}e Schutter and H. Hellendoorn},
title={An Integrated Model Predictive Scheme for Baggage-Handling Systems: {Routing}, Line Balancing, and Empty-Cart Management},
journal={IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
volume={23},
number={4},
pages={1536--1545},
month=jul,
year={2015},
doi={10.1109/TCST.2014.2363135}
}

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