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Dynamic weighted idle time heuristic for flowshop scheduling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The constructive heuristic of Nawaz, Enscore and Ham (NEH) has been introduced in 1983 to solve flowshop scheduling. Many researchers have continued to improve the NEH by adding new steps and procedures to the existing algorithm.
Ahmad, Abd Rahman   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Ethical Considerations of the Trolley Problem in Autonomous Driving: A Philosophical and Technological Analysis

open access: yesWorld Electric Vehicle Journal
The trolley problem has long posed a complex ethical challenge in the field of autonomous driving technology. By constructing a general trolley problem model, this paper demonstrates that the default loss assumption is a necessary condition for the ...
Hao Zhan, Dan Wan
doaj   +1 more source

COMPARISON OF ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS BETWEEN TROLLEY AND BUS OPERATION PROCESS ACCORDING TO ECOLOGICAL FACTOR

open access: yesВестник СибАДИ, 2018
Introduction. The article presents the results of the comprehensive comparative study of economic efficiency of the rolling stock on urban transport, such as trolley with dynamic charging and diesel bus, in order to solve a new problem for a large city ...
Yu. O. Glushkova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Self-Sacrifice in Moral Dilemmas.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Centuries' worth of cultural stories suggest that self-sacrifice may be a cornerstone of our moral concepts, yet this notion is largely absent from recent theories in moral psychology. For instance, in the footbridge version of the well-known trolley car
Sonya Sachdeva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Das Rettungsdilemma des Karneades und sein Nachleben im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert

open access: yesInternationale Zeitschrift für Kulturkomparatistik, 2022
This paper takes up the topic explored by Wolfgang G. Müller in this volume and discusses the various forms in which Carneades’ thought experiment was conceptualized and employed in philosophy, science, and law, as well as literature and film of the 20th
Dirk Vanderbeke
doaj   +1 more source

Career Choices and Moral Choices. Changing Tracks in the Trolley Problem

open access: yesStudies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 2019
Numerous authors indicate that the influence of academic education extends beyond the growth of specialized knowledge gained by the graduates. Scholars are trying to identify and examine the potential impact of higher learning on students’ attitudes and ...
Dzionek-Kozłowska Joanna, Rehman Sharaf
doaj   +1 more source

Moral Philosophy or The Sociology of Morals? Response to Cansu Canca

open access: yesSociologica, 2020
I make three points in my response. I begin by pointing out the differences between the sociological and philosophical approaches to moral questions.
Gil Eyal
doaj   +1 more source

S. Kahn. Kant and the trolley / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev [PDF]

open access: yesОмский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
The article explores the applicability of Kant’s ethics, which prohibited the use people as mere means, in solutions to various Trolley problem scenarios. Based on the distinction between notions ‘using as mere means’ and ‘treating as mere means’, the
A. V. Nekhaev
doaj   +1 more source

Moral dilemmas in self-driving cars

open access: yesRivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 2020
Autonomous driving systems promise important changes for future of transport, primarily through the reduction of road accidents. However, ethical concerns, in particular, two central issues, will be key to their successful development.
Chiara Lucifora   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Single Smooth Waveform Command‐Shaping Control of Overhead Crane Systems Utilizing Two‐Stage Acceleration–Deceleration Profile for Short‐Moving Point‐to‐Point Maneuver

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern industrial demand for efficient material handling in confined spaces has driven the need for overhead cranes capable of short‐distance point‐to‐point maneuvers without compromising payload stability. Conventional three‐stage shaper profiles, experiencing acceleration, cruising, and deceleration, become inefficient or infeasible for ...
Mohammed Alfares   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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