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

Zhu, Pengbo  
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Sirmatel, Isik Ilber
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Ferrari-Trecate, Giancarlo  
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March 19, 2024
Ieee Transactions On Control Systems Technology

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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research article
DOI
10.1109/TCST.2024.3375765
Web of Science ID

WOS:001189459500001

Author(s)
Zhu, Pengbo  
Sirmatel, Isik Ilber
Ferrari-Trecate, Giancarlo  
Geroliminis, Nikolas  
Date Issued

2024-03-19

Publisher

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc

Published in
Ieee Transactions On Control Systems Technology
Subjects

Technology

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Autonomous Mobility-On-Demand (Amod) Systems

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Cooperative Control

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Coverage Control

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Distributed Control

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Vehicle Rebalancing

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LUTS  
SCI-STI-GFT  
FunderGrant Number

Swiss National Science Foundation

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April 17, 2024
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