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Abstract: Task assignment and path planning are crucial links in the task execution of uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) cluster, especially in high-dimensional complex scenarios, the calculation ...

Institute of Logistics Science and Engineering of Shanghai Maritime University, Pudong, China Introduction: This study addresses the joint scheduling optimization of continuous berths and quay cranes ...

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