CAVES - Computer-Aided Vehicle Embarkation System.

Abstract

In this thesis the two-dimensional vehicle loading problem is considered: That is, the problem of loading a rectangular deck of size L by W of a ship, drawing from a set of n vehicles. The objective is to maximize the area covered on the deck by the vehicles loaded. A heuristic algorithm is employed to solve the two-dimensional loading problem. A computer-aided vehicle embarkation system (CAVES) is developed using a menu driven micro-computer program designed to assist embarkation personnel to load vehicles on board a ship. CAVES provides the Embarkation Officer the flexibility and portability needed to make real time decisions about vehicle load plans. Additional keywords: Pallet loading; Algorithms; CAVES Computer program; and B matrix. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159389

Entities

People

  • J. M. Byzewski

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Graphics
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Marine Corps
  • Operations Research
  • Schools
  • Template Patterns
  • Towed Vehicles
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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  • Computer Science.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.