Complex systems and industrial applications. 

From 2000 to 2004, this project was devoted to the applications of mathematical modeling and complex systems paradigms to the mine planning problems. The mine planning problem correspond to the scheduling of mine operations and extraction in a long term horizon. The aim is to optimize the total discounted value of the mine. The project was co-funded by CONICYT through FONDEF Program and CODELCO, through the IM2 institute. The final result were a set of models and a software prototype for the determination of an optimal sequencing extraction for an underground mine.

 

MODURBAN: Modular Urban Guided Rail Systems, WP16 (Contract P6-PLT-516380, VI Programa Marco, Unión Europea).

Integrated Project of the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union, with participation of 38 institutions between companies and universities in the field of urban rail transport. The project was conducted from January 2005 to March 2009 and the University of Chile was the only non-European entity. CMM was in charge of modeling for the  problem of energy/temperature/humidity inside the cars, tunnels and platforms. The main results of the project are mathematical models, algorithms and software development for the simulation and optimization of operational decisions.

 

INTEGRAIL: Intelligent Integration of Railway Systems, WP3D_05 (Contract PL 012526, VI Programa Marco, Unión Europea).

Integrated Project of the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union, with participation of 36 institutions between companies and universities in the field of urban rail transport. The project was conducted from January 2005 to March 2009 and the University of Chile was the only non-European entity. CMM was in charge of modeling for the  problem of telecommunications in train operations: train-to-train, train-to-ground stations. The main results of the project are mathematical models, algorithms and software development for the simulation of operations in interurban high speed trains.

 

Complex Systems, Evolutionary Computation and Applications to Mine Planning.

(FONDEF D06-I-1031).
November 2007 until end of 2010. The project was focused on the generation of combinatorial models for the optimization of strategic production plans in open pit mining extraction. The resolution of these Linear Programming problems was tackled using heuristic algorithms (evolutionary computation). The main results generated by the project were models and algorithms, and their implementation through software delivered to IM2-CODELCO. This tool is a Web application running on a HPC (high performance computing) platform. The project was funded by Fondef-CONICYT.

 

Optimal Mining Camp.

This project was developed from November 2008 until the end of 2009. Our team studied the modeling of demographic evolution statistical model),  health systems for workers (simulation model), efficient allocation of educational resources (optimization model of human resources and infrastructure) and urban location of worker’s families (spatial optimization model and use of infrastructure). The models generated in the project were implemented in a software solution for the company for the analysis and planning of decisions for the development of the mining camp El Salvador, owned by CODELCO.

 

Scheduling of Jobs packing lines for a vineyard.

This project aimed to develop and implement a mathematical optimization model to generate efficient scheduling on the lines of bottling and labeling, in order to meet the operational requirements and the demand for final products, in a certain given time horizons.  This was performed through a mixed linear programming model and implemented in a software prototype tool.