A model used in creating a work-rest schedule for laborers

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 762-769

  Hsie, Machine ^a   Hsiao, Wen ta ^a,b   Cheng, Tao ming ^b   Chen, Hsieh ching ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Genetic algorithms; Maximum acceptable work duration; Multiobjective optimization; Physical energy expenditure; Work rest schedule

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE WORK DURATION; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; NUMERICAL SOFTWARE TOOLS; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; PARETO FRONT; PHYSICAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE; THEORETICAL MODELS; WORK ASSIGNMENTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; ERGONOMICS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATLAB; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 67449113548     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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