Abstract
The paper proposes synergetic approach for simulation the processes of optimization of routes for the delivery of goods taking into account the non-stationary dynamics of traffic flows on sections of the urban road network. Within the framework of synergetic Lorentz model, the analytical dependences of the change in the speed of the traffic flow on the characteristic time of the change in the dynamics of the traffic flow and the density of the traffic flow in the network sections are determined. Further, based on the obtained dependence of the traffic flow speed on its density by using a modified self-organization algorithm of the ant colony, the route on the network is optimized. Here the urban road network is represented as a bidirectional weighted graph. The main element of the modification is that it implements the possibility of asynchronous movement of the each ant colony agent at a certain speed. In addition, it is also possible to fix the results of optimization of a partially traveled path for calculating a further route when the edge weight (length) of the graph changes during the movement. This allows you to management the route optimization process, taking into account the dynamic state of the network, which depends on the speed of movement of vehicles on certain sections of the 171 network. These changes in speed can be caused by an increase in the congestion of network sections, the occurrence of traffic jams, emergency situations, etc. To test the proposed method, simulation of route optimization processes was carried out within the framework of the traveling salesman problem, taking into account the real dynamics of traffic flows on the example of the road network of Kyiv city. Here, when conducting research on some selected sections of the network, the average density of traffic flows at certain points in time during the day was experimentally determined. Based on the simulation results, a number of effects were identified. These effects are associated with the rebuilding of optimal routes when the average speeds of vehicles on the model sections of the network decrease to certain boundary values corresponding to certain modes of traffic flow. The paper discusses the possibility of using the proposed method in intelligent transportation systems. In particular, this method can be used to solve dynamic vehicle routing problems using information about traffic prediction. KEYWORDS: TRAFFIC FLOW, URBAN ROAD NETWORK, SYNERGETIC LORENTZ MODEL, SYNERGETIC APPROACH, ANT ALGORITHM
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have