Study on scheduling algorithm of field maintenance service for agricultural machinery

Jing Zhao, Yao Guang Hu, Jing Qian Wen*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

According to the characteristics of maintenance service for agricultural machinery, the combinational optimization problem about uncertain number and travel routes of maintenance vehicles was studied. In order to improve the quality of maintenance service for agricultural machinery while reduce the total cost of maintenance service, a mathematical model of maintenance vehicles scheduling was constructed by considering both the constraint of customer’s need and maintenance cost. To solve specific problem of predicting the number of maintenance vehicles, a scheduling method based on genetic algorithm was proposed, including new chromosome coding scheme about uncertain number of vehicles and new crossover and mutation strategies that are used to ensure the diversity of the population. Then the coordination of customer satisfaction and maintenance cost was achieved by punitive action. Finally, compared with different cost parameters in the numerical case, the algorithm performance was analyzed. The experiment results showed that the algorithm could provide effective advices to agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprises about the number and routes of dispatching maintenance vehicles in field maintenance service especially in real-time environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMachine Tool Technology, Mechatronics and Information Engineering
EditorsZhongmin Wang, Liangyu Guo, Jianming Tan, Dongfang Yang, Dongfang Yang, Kun Yang, Dongfang Yang, Dongfang Yang, Dongfang Yang
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd.
Pages2598-2605
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9783038352464
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventInternational Conference on Machine Tool Technology and Mechatronics Engineering, ICMTTME 2014 - Guilin, China
Duration: 22 Jun 201423 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume644-650
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Machine Tool Technology and Mechatronics Engineering, ICMTTME 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period22/06/1423/06/14

Keywords

  • Agricultural machinery
  • Field service
  • Genetic algorithm
  • Route optimization
  • Scheduling

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