Genetic algorithm based EV scheduling for on-demand public transit system

The popularity of real-time on-demand transit as a fast evolving mobility service has paved the way to explore novel solutions for point-to-point transit requests. In addition, strict government regulations on greenhouse gas emission calls for energy efficient transit solutions. To this end, we prop...

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Main Authors: Perera, Thilina, Prakash, Alok, Srikanthan, Thambipillai
Other Authors: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147722
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The popularity of real-time on-demand transit as a fast evolving mobility service has paved the way to explore novel solutions for point-to-point transit requests. In addition, strict government regulations on greenhouse gas emission calls for energy efficient transit solutions. To this end, we propose an on-demand public transit system using a fleet of heterogeneous electric vehicles, which provides real-time service to passengers by linking a zone to a predetermined rapid transit node. Subsequently, we model the problem using a Genetic Algorithm, which generates routes and schedules in real-time while minimizing passenger travel time. Experiments performed using a real map show that the proposed algorithm not only generates near-optimal results but also advances the state-of-the-art at a marginal cost of computation time.