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Influence of topology and payload on CO2 optimised vehicle routing (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Scott, C., Urquhart, N. B., & Hart, E. (2010). Influence of topology and payload on CO2 optimised vehicle routing. In Applications of Evolutionary Computing (141-150). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12242-2_15

This paper investigates the influence of gradient and payload correction factors used within a CO2 emission model on the solutions to shortest path and travelling salesman problems when applied to freight delivery. Problem instances based on real li... Read More about Influence of topology and payload on CO2 optimised vehicle routing.

Using an evolutionary algorithm to discover low CO2 tours within a Travelling Salesman Problem (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., Scott, C., & Hart, E. (2010, April). Using an evolutionary algorithm to discover low CO2 tours within a Travelling Salesman Problem. Presented at Applications of evolutionary computation : EvoApplications 2010, Istanbul, Turkey

This paper examines the issues surrounding the effects of using vehicle emissions as the fitness criteria when solving routing problems using evolutionary techniques. The case-study examined is that of the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) based upon... Read More about Using an evolutionary algorithm to discover low CO2 tours within a Travelling Salesman Problem.

Building low CO2 solutions to the vehicle routing problem with time windows using an evolutionary algorithm. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B., Hart, E., & Scott, C. (2010). Building low CO2 solutions to the vehicle routing problem with time windows using an evolutionary algorithm. In IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation. https://doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2010.5586088

An evolutionary Multi-Objective Algorithm (MOA) is used to investigate the trade-off between CO2 savings, distance and number of vehicles used in a typical vehicle routing problem with Time Windows (VRPTW). A problem set is derived containing three... Read More about Building low CO2 solutions to the vehicle routing problem with time windows using an evolutionary algorithm..

Manipulation and optimization techniques for Boolean logic (2010)
Journal Article
Al-Jassani, B. A., Urquhart, N. B., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2010). Manipulation and optimization techniques for Boolean logic. IET computers & digital techniques / IET, 4, 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cdt.2009.0007

In this study, new techniques and algorithms are presented for the derivation and optimisation of mixed polarity Reed Muller (MPRM) and mixed polarity dual Reed Muller (MPDRM) functions. The first algorithm is used for bidirectional conversion betwee... Read More about Manipulation and optimization techniques for Boolean logic.

Using real-world geospatial data with evolutionary algorithms. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urquhart, N. B. (2010, January). Using real-world geospatial data with evolutionary algorithms. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group

Developments in the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have increased the availability of on-line road network data and associated routing services. The ability to integrate such data and services into web sites and other business system... Read More about Using real-world geospatial data with evolutionary algorithms..