AREA-EFFICIENT AND VOLUME-EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS FOR LOADING CARGO

Abstract

The proposed greater reliance upon airlifting military forces demands that cargo loading time be minimized while utilization of aircraft cargo compartment space is maximized. Two loading algorithms have been developed with these goals in mind - a two dimensional one for loading cargo where all items must be placed on the floor, and a three-dimensional one for cargo which can be stacked. The three-dimensional algorithm consists of the two-dimensional algorithm and a special stacking algorithm, all designed for either hand calculations or computer calculations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0712776

Entities

People

  • Ernest Larry Desha

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Containers
  • Efficiency
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Operations Research
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Space