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Shared Autonomous Vehicle Modeling Considering System Optimization and Simulation.
- Source :
- Journal of Transportation Engineering. Part A. Systems; Apr2024, Vol. 150 Issue 4, p1-10, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This paper optimizes the assignment of shared automated vehicles under users' uncertain departure times. Automated vehicles can drive themselves, so no staff are needed to relocate vehicles in the one-way carsharing system. To optimize fleet placement and use, a twophase solution method was established. Phase 1 strategically distributes vehicles across stations using a system optimization approach, while Phase 2 tracks vehicle movements via an agent-based simulation model. Phase 1 solutions serve as inputs to Phase 2 simulations. Using a fleet size of roughly 10,000 vehicles, case study applications were run across the Austin, Texas region's six-county network. In the base case setting, results suggest that system profits are optimized when vehicle rental is priced at $1.28=km ($0.8=mi). The number of proactive vehicle relocations falls 9.8% if the relocation operation cost rises from $0.096=km ($0.06=mi) to $0.32=km ($0.2=mi). Average per-trip profit is $10.60 when using high-cost vehicles, and $11.60 when using low-cost vehicles. Results from a 3-h simulation show an average person-trip length of 25 km (15.6 mi), with 29.6 min of average driving time. When a 24-h day was simulated, the vehicle-occupied time and vehicle-distance traveled were 4 h and 200 km (125 mi) per vehicle-day, respectively. The low coefficient of variation of satisfied demand across 30 demand scenarios suggests the robustness of the two-phase solution method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24732907
- Volume :
- 150
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Transportation Engineering. Part A. Systems
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175507565
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.TEENG-7738