Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (2): 537-545.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20230515

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Optimization study of zonal-based flexible feeder bus routes based on modular vehicle system

Tian-yang GAO(),Da-wei HU(),Rui-sen JIANG,Xue WU,Hui-tian LIU   

  1. College of Transportation Engineering,Chang'an University,Xi'an 710064,China
  • Received:2023-05-23 Online:2025-02-01 Published:2025-04-16
  • Contact: Da-wei HU E-mail:tianyang@chd.edu.cn;dwhu@chd.edu.cn

Abstract:

The uneven spatial-temporal distribution of passenger demand affects the level of public transportation service. The emerging modular vehicle system can adapt to the spatial-temporal demand changes by changing the number of modular vehicle units flexibly. Therefore, a zonal-based flexible feeder bus routes optimization model considering the modular vehicle system is established. The model aims at minimizing the total system cost consisting of vehicle operation cost, fixed cost and passenger travel time cost, and solves the model using a multi-agent genetic algorithm combining genetic algorithm and multi-intelligence system. Finally, numerical experiments based on the service area and stops of Xi'an “Jie Bus” are designed. The results show that the total cost can be reduced by about 18.31% by considering the modular vehicle system compared with the traditional fixed-capacity feeder bus system, which provides a new idea for the future development of urban public transportation.

Key words: transportation planning and management, zonal-based flexible feeder bus, modular vehicle system, optimization of bus routes, multi-agent genetic algorithm

CLC Number: 

  • U491

Fig.1

Modular vehicle system"

Fig.2

Diagram of zonal-based flexible feeder bus routing optimization problem considering MVS"

Table1

Notation for the model"

符号说明
集合N乘客需求点集合,N=1,2,3,,n
K车辆集合,K={1,2,3,?,k}
R模块化车辆车节集合,R={1,2,3,?,r}
D公交接驳站点集合,D=0,n+1
V公交服务网络中所有节点的集合,V=N?D
参数Cr车节为r的模块化车辆的单位运营成本
Fr车节为r的模块化车辆的单位固定使用成本
CkFC固定容量巴士系统中车辆的单位运营成本
FkFC固定容量巴士系统中车辆的单位固定使用成本
β乘客乘车的单位时间成本
M一个无穷大的数
n单个模块化车辆车节的容量
QkFC固定容量巴士系统中车辆的容量
dij站点ij的行驶距离
qi站点i的乘客人数
si车辆在站点i处的服务时间
tij站点ij的行驶时间
[ei,li]需求点i处乘客的时间窗
v车辆运行速度
Tmax允许车辆行驶的最长运行时间
ns所有站点数量的总和
变量uik与子回路消除约束相关的辅助变量
Lik车辆k到达站点i时车内的乘客人数
Tik车辆k到达站点i的时间
yik0-1决策变量,yik=1,表示车辆k服务站点i,否则yik=0
xijk0-1决策变量,xijk=1,表示车辆k经过弧(i,j),否则xijk=0
yikFC0-1决策变量,yikFC=1,表示固定容量车辆k服务站点i,否则yikFC=0
xijkFC0-1决策变量,xijkFC=1,表示固定容量车辆k经过弧(i,j),否则xijkFC=0
zkr0-1决策变量,zkr=1,表示车辆kr个车节组成,否则zkr=0

Fig.3

Multi-agent grid"

Table 2

Pseudocode of multi-agent genetic algorithm (MAGA)"

Input:LsizeGitermaxSGitermaxPcPmSPm

Output: 最优智能体L*,能量值EL*

1 随机生成初始智能体网格L,评估智能体的能量值

2 t11t21

3 while t1Gitermax do

4 for i=1:Lsize

5 for j=1:Lsize

6 对智能体Lij执行邻域竞争操作

7 end

8 end

9 for i=1:Lsize

10 for j=1:Lsize

11 if 随机产生的值p小于邻域交叉概率Pc

12 对智能体Lij执行邻域交叉操作

13 end

14 end

15 end

16 for i=1:Lsize

17 for j=1:Lsize

18 if 随机产生的值p小于变异概率Pm

19 对智能体Lij执行变异操作

20 end

21 end

22 end

23 在新的智能体网格中选择能量值最高的Lbestt1做以下操作

24 while t2SGitermax do

25 对智能体Lbestt1执行自学习算子1

26 if 随机产生的值p小于变异概率SPm

27 对Lbestt1执行随机两点变异操作,得到新的SLnewt2

28 end

29 if ESLnewt2>ELbestt1

30 Lbestt1SLnewt2

31 else

32 对Lbestt1执行自学习算子2,得到新的SLnewt2

33 if ESLnewt2>ELbestt1

34 Lbestt1SLnewt2

35 end

36 end

37 t2t2+1

38 end

39 t1t1+1

40 end

Table 3

Parameter value of MAGA"

算例规模(需求点)5~1015~3040~50
初始智能体网格大小379
MAGA的迭代次数50100200
自学习算子中的迭代次数103040
交叉概率Pc0.60.60.6
变异概率Pm0.150.150.15
自学习算子变异概率SPm0.150.150.15

Table 4

Results of LINGO and MAGA"

算例LINGOMAGA
最优值时间/s最优值平均值平均时间/s
R102-53 788.96413 788.93 788.92.03
R102-105 796.64 0525 796.65 796.65.63
R102-157 2008 295.98 295.914.44
R102-307 20016 953.216 981.251.21
R102-507 20031 787.331 883.5165.70

Fig.4

Iteration figure of objective function for R102-15"

Fig.5

Results of R102-15"

Table 5

Results of MAGA and SA"

求解结果SA(2021)17MAGA(本文算法)
线路10-1-10-8-11-00-5-18-17-0
线路20-7-4-2-3-00-7-11-8-10-0
线路30-9-16-15-12-00-1-4-2-3-6-0
线路40-13-14-19-20-00-9-16-15-14-0
线路50-17-18-5-6-00-13-12-19-20-0
总成本最优值135.86126.73
平均计算时间/s-16.4

Fig.6

Area of "Jie Bus" and locations of passenger demand"

Table 6

Travel demand of some passengers"

站点位置人数时间窗
1[108.961143,34.158944]2[8:00,8:09]
2[108.967018,34.159049]3[8:05,8:16]
3[108.974744,34.160356]4[8:00,8:09]
4[108.974726,34.152902]5[8:00,8:10]
5[108.97266,34.14751]2[8:05,8:13]
????

Table 7

Values of model parameters"

参数取值
r1-6
n6
QkFC36
Fr/(元·km-1[1.3125,2.625,3.9375,5.25,6.5625,7.875]
Cr/(元·km-1[1.001,1.799,2.429,2.919,3.297,3.598]
FkFC/(元·km-17.875
CkFC/(元·km-13.598
v/(km·h-130
β/(元·min-10.63
si/min0.5
Tmax/min20

Table 8

Results of various models"

结果MVS-ZBFFBFCFBS
总成本/元351.06429.73
车辆数/辆54
车辆容量[24,24,18,24,6][36,36,36,36]
平均满载率/%94.7262.5
运营总距离/km25.1720.79
运营成本/元66.7374.81
固定成本/元116.04163.72
乘客时间成本/元168.29191.20

Fig.7

Optimal bus routes of MVS-ZBFFB"

Table 9

Results of this model"

线路优化路径人数车型/r满载率/%
123-3-11-19-18-9-17-2323495.8
223-4-22-12-21-23244100
323-1-2-15-5-6-2317394.4
423-14-13-8-7-16-2320483.3
523-20-10-2361100

Fig. 8

Optimal bus routes of FCFBS"

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