Finding Efficient Solutions for Rectilinear Distance Location Problems Efficiently.

Abstract

Given n planar existing facility locations, a planar new facility location X is called efficient if there is no other location Y at least as close to every existing facility as X, and strictly closer than X to at least one existing facility. An algorithm is presented which is either of order n(log n) or order n (depending upon how the problem is defined) that constructs all efficient locations, and establish that no alternative algorithm can be of a low order. With the exception of two computational complexity results, this work is entirely self-conntained, and relies almost entirely upon simple geometrical analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050165

Entities

People

  • Luc G. Chalmet
  • Richard L. Francis

Organizations

  • University of Florida

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Efficiency
  • Geometry
  • Intervals
  • Leading Edges
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Systems Engineering
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.