Project Number:
SP 06-02
Research Project:
Terminal Simulation Test-Bed and Design Tool
P.I. Name & Address:
Anastasios Chassiakos
California State University at Long Beach
Department of Electrical Engineering
Long Beach, CA 90840
Email: achassk@csulb.edu
Website: http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/coe/ee/views/personnel/fulltime_emeritus/chassiakos.shtml
Phone: (562) 985-4278
Project Objective:
The ability to simulate at the microscopic level all terminal transport processes is of paramount importance to ports and terminals, to the industry, to a wide range of
multidisciplinary researchers, and to many other stakeholders. In a microscopic simulation,
every significant piece of equipment is modeled and tracked. Terminal operators report
that such detailed modeling capabilities do not exist. Macroscopic models using container
flow rates are available, but such models are of limited use as they cannot accurately
describe the detailed processes occurring inside the terminal. In this proposal we propose
the development of a detailed terminal simulation test-bed and design tool, based on
microscopic terminal characteristics.
Task Descriptions:
Interim progress reports will be submitted to METRANS on a quarterly basis:
End of month 4 after start: Progress report 1 and demonstration of software
End of month 8 after start: Progress report 2 and demonstration of software
End of month 12 after start: Progress report 3 and demonstration of software
Final deliverables will be delivered to METRANS at the end of the project:
Compact Disks (CDs) with the final tested and working version of the microscopic
terminal simulation software
A completed users' manual in hard copy form
The users' manual will also be provided on the same CDs as the simulation
software
A complete set of tested and working examples will be provided on the same CDs
as the simulation software
Milestones, Dates:
December 31, 2006 ends year one, and year two run from January 1st, 2007 – June 30, 2007
Total Budget:
$385,570
Technology Transfer Activities:
Project report has been posted on website
Potential Benefits of the Project:
Offering services to ports and terminals; Supporting research projects from multiple disciplines in our two campuses; Offering research services to research groups around the world; Analyzing and evaluating benefits of applying new technologies to terminal
operations; Analyzing and evaluating algorithms for port operations; Determining policies that will help improve existing situations; Performing economic evaluations, determining environmental effects, etc.; Attracting further funding and additional projects; Expanding our unique simulation capabilities to higher levels of detail, as computational power increases and our understanding of the complex interactions of all the entities within a marine terminal improves
TRB Keywords:
Test-bed, simulation, terminal transport processes
