An Integrated Software Environment for Algorithms Development – A Platform for Problem Solving and Engineering Design Optimization

The primary focus of our research is to develop a computational platform that serves as a software environment for developer of systems for solving complex engineering problems. Such an environment should encompass a complete view of the resources available. It provides a realization of both the hardware (machines, memory, locations, speed,…) and software (methodologies, software objects, design interface,…) resources at the disposal of the system developer.

Through this research, we seek to demonstrate the effectiveness of the problem-solving environment by developing solution methodologies for real-world problems. An example of applications that could benefit from the problem-solving environment is one on real-time dynamic path planning for unmanned aerial vehicles. We seek to advance by discovering, and exploiting, similarities in the structure of problems that arise in various aspects of flight profile planning for autonomous vehicle. Other real-world problems pertaining to logistic planning and scheduling are also of interest; with potential benefits in the form of rapid prototyping of turnkey solutions as well as algorithms with significantly enhanced performance.

Principal Investigators:
Assoc. Professor Lim Meng Hiot
Asst. Professor Ong Yew Soon

Team Members:
Song Liqin, Ph.D student
Chen Xianshun, Research Assistant