Simulating a CYCLONE Earthwork operation

Simulating a Cyclic Operations Network (CYCLONE) in Unity

I have simulated a CYCLONE in the Simphony Modeling Environment, demonstrating the logical sequences of the different operation scenarios, with the purpose of improving operation's efficiency.

I have developed this method in Unity, implementing C# programming and VB.NET via Simphony.dll.

Fig.1 - Schematic of Earthwork Operation

Fig.2 - CYCLONE Model of Earthwork Operation

Assumption

#	value
Loaders available at the loading area	1
Spotters available at the dumpsite	1

#	Large Truck	Small Truck
Hauling to loading area (minutes)	15	10
Loading (minutes)	10	5
Hauling to dumpsite (minutes)	30	20
Dumping (minutes)	5	3

Result

• Utilizing 2 Trucks

• Utilizing 4 Trucks