A review of genetic algorithm approaches for wildfire spread prediction calibration

J Pereira, J Mendes, JSS Júnior, C Viegas, JR Paulo - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wildfires are complex natural events that cause significant environmental and property
damage, as well as human losses, every year throughout the world. In order to aid in their …

A Review of Energy and Sustainability KPI-Based Monitoring and Control Methodologies on WWTPs

B de Matos, R Salles, J Mendes, JR Gouveia… - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Humanity faces serious problems related to water supply, which will be aggravated by
population growth. The water used in human activities must be treated to make it available …

Adaptive LSSVM based iterative prediction method for NOx concentration prediction in coal-fired power plant considering system delay

Y Zhai, X Ding, X Jin, L Zhao - Applied Soft Computing, 2020 - Elsevier
Obtaining accurate and real-time value of the pollution concentration is fundamental to
effective and energy-saving operation for pollution controlling in coal-fired power plants …

Automatic forest fire danger rating calibration: Exploring clustering techniques for regionally customizable fire danger classification

JSS Júnior, JR Paulo, J Mendes, D Alves… - Expert Systems with …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective wildfire management begins with fire prevention and the assessment of the local
fire danger. Typical approaches to fire danger classification rely heavily on manual analysis …

A new TS fuzzy model predictive control for nonlinear processes

I Boulkaibet, K Belarbi, S Bououden, T Marwala… - Expert Systems with …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel fuzzy Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) is proposed for discrete-
time nonlinear systems via Takagi-Sugeno system based Kernel Ridge Regression (TS …

Electrical vehicle modeling: A fuzzy logic model for regenerative braking

R Maia, M Silva, R Araújo, U Nunes - Expert systems with applications, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a fuzzy logic model of regenerative braking (FLmRB) for modeling EVs'
regenerative braking systems (RBSs). The model has the vehicle's acceleration and jerk …

An adaptive ensemble of on-line extreme learning machines with variable forgetting factor for dynamic system prediction

SG Soares, R Araújo - Neurocomputing, 2016 - Elsevier
A demand for predictive models for on-line estimation of variables is increasing in industry.
As industrial processes are time-varying, on-line learning algorithms should be adaptive to …

Indirect adaptive fuzzy control for industrial robots: a solution for contact applications

N Mendes, P Neto - Expert Systems with Applications, 2015 - Elsevier
Robots have been increasingly used in uncertain environments where direct contact with the
surrounding environment exists. A design procedure of an adaptive fuzzy control, which can …

Multi-agent distributed model predictive control with fuzzy negotiation

M Francisco, Y Mezquita, S Revollar, P Vega… - Expert Systems with …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, a multi-agent distributed model predictive control (DMPC) including fuzzy
negotiation has been developed. A novel fuzzy inference system is introduced as a …

Monitoring of weld joint penetration during variable polarity plasma arc welding based on the keyhole characteristics and PSO-ANFIS

D Wu, H Chen, Y Huang, Y He, M Hu, S Chen - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, a simple and flexible vision sensor system was developed for acquiring the
keyhole images from the back-side of the work plate. The keyhole variation mechanism …