Scheduling of tests on vehicle prototypes [Elektronische Ressource] / Kamol Limtanyakul

Scheduling of Tests on Vehicle PrototypesDoctoral ThesisKamol LimtanyakulDissertation zurErlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors an derFakult¨at fur¨ Elektrotechnik und InformationstechnikTechnische Universit¨at DortmundAbteilung InformationstechnikInstitut fur¨ RoboterforschungSeptember 30, 2009IIAcknowledgementsI was told that to do a PhD you have to work independently. On the one hand, I totallyagree. You have to work like a marketing person to position your research; like an engineer toimplement your idea; like a sales representative to present your results; and like a managerto make a decision, and take responsibility if the idea does not succeed as expected.On the other hand, I realize that I cannot make this thesis possible without supportfrom the people around me. First, I am very grateful to my supervisor, Professor Dr. UweSchwiegelshohn, for giving me so much trust and assistance. Many thanks go further to allcolleaguesinmydepartment,especiallytoJoachmLeppingfornotonlysharingtheofficebutalso giving useful comments and ideas. Also, J¨org Platte has always been kind to help me useour computer cluster.In addition, I would like to acknowledge NRW Graduate School of Production Engineer-ing and Logistics for the research grant; and its former co-ordinators: Dr. Meni Syrou andGundula Plap.¨Moreover, I would like to thank the people at ILOG, especially Dr.