Model and solution for lane reservation problem with optimally grouping tasks
Abstract
This work studies a lane reservation problem with
optimally grouping tasks, which aims to design the routes for
some special time-guaranteed transportation tasks by optimal
lane reservation. Besides, the assignment of tasks to vehicles is
optimal decided so as to reduce the number of vehicles and
save transportation cost. On the other hand, negative impact on
normal traffic such as increase of link travel time on adjacent
general-purpose lanes may be caused by the reserved lanes
because of the exclusive use of them by the special tasks. Then, the
objective of the addressed problem is to minimize the total impact
caused by the lane reservation. The lane reservation problem
with optimally grouping tasks is an extension of the related
problems studied in the literature. A mathematical programming
model is then formulated and solved via a proposed approach
strategy. Experiment results demonstrates the effectiveness of the
formulated model and efficiency of the resolution approach.