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Simulation-based input loading condition optimisation of airport baggage handling systems

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posted on 2007-01-01, 00:00 authored by Vu LeVu Le, Douglas CreightonDouglas Creighton, Saeid Nahavandi
Scheduling check-in station operations are a challenging problem within airport systems. Prior to determining check-in resource schedules, an important step is to estimate the Baggage Handling System (BHS) operating capacity under non-stationary conditions. This ensures that check-in stations are not overloaded with bags, which would adversely affect the system and cause cascade stops and blockages. Cascading blockages can potentially lead to a poor level of service and in worst scenario a customer may depart without their bags. This paper presents an empirical study of a multiobjective problem within a BHS system. The goal is to estimate near optimal input operating conditions, such that no blockages occurs at check-in stations, while minimising the baggage travel time and maximising the throughput performance measures. We provide a practical hybrid simulation and binary search technique to determine a near optimal input throughput operating condition. The algorithm generates capacity constraint information that may be used by a scheduler to plan check-in operations based on flight arrival schedules.

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Event

Intelligent transportation Systems Conference (2007 : Seattle, Washington)

Pagination

574 - 579

Publisher

IEEE

Location

Seattle, Washington

Place of publication

Piscataway, N. J.

Start date

2007-09-30

End date

2007-10-03

ISBN-13

9781424413966

Language

eng

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©2007 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.

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E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2007, IEEE

Title of proceedings

ITSC 2007 : Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE Intelligent transportation Systems Conference

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