A Coverage Control-Based Idle Vehicle Rebalancing Approach for Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems

IF 4.9 2区计算机科学 Q1 AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Pub Date : 2024-03-19 DOI:10.1109/TCST.2024.3375765

Pengbo Zhu;Isik Ilber Sirmatel;Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate;Nikolas Geroliminis

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Abstract

As an emerging mode of urban transportation, autonomous mobility-on-demand (AMoD) systems show the potential in improving mobility in cities through timely and door-to-door services. However, the spatiotemporal imbalances between mobility demand and supply may lead to inefficiencies and a low quality of service. Vehicle rebalancing (i.e., dispatching idle vehicles to high-demand areas) is a potential solution for efficient AMoD fleet management. In this article, we formulate the vehicle rebalancing problem as a coverage control problem for the deployment of a fleet of mobile agents for AMoD operation in urban areas. Performance is demonstrated via microscopic simulations representing a large urban road network in Shenzhen, China. The results reveal the potential of the proposed method in improving service rates and decreasing passenger waiting times.

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基于覆盖范围控制的按需自主移动系统闲置车辆再平衡方法

作为一种新兴的城市交通模式，按需自主移动系统（AMoD）通过提供及时的门到门服务，显示出改善城市交通的潜力。然而，移动需求与供给之间的时空不平衡可能会导致效率低下和服务质量不高。车辆再平衡（即把闲置车辆调度到高需求区域）是高效 AMoD 车队管理的一个潜在解决方案。在本文中，我们将车辆再平衡问题表述为一个覆盖范围控制问题，用于部署一支移动代理车队，在城市地区开展 AMoD 业务。通过对中国深圳的大型城市路网进行微观模拟，证明了其性能。结果揭示了所提方法在提高服务率和减少乘客等待时间方面的潜力。

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IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

10.70

自引率

2.10%

发文量

218

审稿时长

6.7 months

期刊介绍： The IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology publishes high quality technical papers on technological advances in control engineering. The word technology is from the Greek technologia. The modern meaning is a scientific method to achieve a practical purpose. Control Systems Technology includes all aspects of control engineering needed to implement practical control systems, from analysis and design, through simulation and hardware. A primary purpose of the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology is to have an archival publication which will bridge the gap between theory and practice. Papers are published in the IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology which disclose significant new knowledge, exploratory developments, or practical applications in all aspects of technology needed to implement control systems, from analysis and design through simulation, and hardware.