Optimum Vehicle Flows in a Fully Automated Vehicle Network

Joerg Schweizer, Tiziano Parriani, Emiliano Traversi, Federico Rupi

2016

Abstract

This paper provides a novel assignment method and a solution algorithm that allows to determine the optimum vehicle flows in a fully automated vehicle network. This assignment method incorporates the following specific features: (1) optimal redistribution of occupied and unoccupied vehicles; (2) inter-vehicle spacing is adapted to meet the minimum safe distance criteria on congested link, (no collision in the worst failure case); (3) trip-time minimization of all traffic participants by a centralized vehicle routing. The latter feature allows the realization of a so called system optimum solution, which minimizes the total time of all trips. This assignment method is applied to two, topologically different, test networks at different travel demand levels, in order to determine: the share of unoccupied vehicle, the minimum number of required vehicles, the share of congested links, the lost trip-time of occupied vehicles due to the presents of unoccupied vehicles. Furthermore, the advantage of a centralized vehicle routing is quantified by comparing the total trip-times of a scenario using a system optimum solution with a scenario applying the user equilibrium solution, without considering unoccupied vehicle flows. Regarding the investigated scenarios, the share of unoccupied vehicle flows with centralized vehicle routing in a uniform, random demand scenario is approximately 11%􀀀14%.

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Schweizer J., Parriani T., Traversi E. and Rupi F. (2016). Optimum Vehicle Flows in a Fully Automated Vehicle Network . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS, ISBN 978-989-758-185-4, pages 195-202. DOI: 10.5220/0005863101950202


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@conference{vehits16,
author={Joerg Schweizer and Tiziano Parriani and Emiliano Traversi and Federico Rupi},
title={Optimum Vehicle Flows in a Fully Automated Vehicle Network},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS,},
year={2016},
pages={195-202},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005863101950202},
isbn={978-989-758-185-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems - Volume 1: VEHITS,
TI - Optimum Vehicle Flows in a Fully Automated Vehicle Network
SN - 978-989-758-185-4
AU - Schweizer J.
AU - Parriani T.
AU - Traversi E.
AU - Rupi F.
PY - 2016
SP - 195
EP - 202
DO - 10.5220/0005863101950202