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Fuel-Efficient En Route Formation of Truck Platoons
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Intelligent systems, Decision and Control Systems (Automatic Control). KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Centres, ACCESS Linnaeus Centre.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3248-0187
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Intelligent systems, Decision and Control Systems (Automatic Control). KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Centres, ACCESS Linnaeus Centre.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9940-5929
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Intelligent systems, Decision and Control Systems (Automatic Control). KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Centres, ACCESS Linnaeus Centre.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7309-8086
2018 (English)In: IEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems (Print), ISSN 1524-9050, E-ISSN 1558-0016, Vol. 19, no 1, p. 102-112Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The problem of how to coordinate a large fleet of trucks with a given itinerary to enable fuel-efficient platooning is considered. Platooning is a promising technology that enables trucks to save significant amounts of fuel by driving close together and thus reducing air drag. A setting is considered in which each truck in a fleet is provided with a start location, a destination, a departure time, and an arrival deadline from a higher planning level. Fuel-efficient plans should be computed. The plans consist of routes and speed profiles that allow trucks to arrive by their arrival deadlines. Hereby, trucks can meet on common parts of their routes and form platoons, resulting in decreased fuel consumption. We formulate a combinatorial optimization problem that combines plans involving only two vehicles. We show that this problem is difficult to solve for large problem instances. Hence, a heuristic algorithm is proposed. The resulting plans are further optimized using convex optimization techniques. The method is evaluated with Monte Carlo simulations in a realistic setting. We demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can compute plans for thousands of trucks and that significant fuel savings can be achieved.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018. Vol. 19, no 1, p. 102-112
Keywords [en]
Energy-efficient road freight transport, vehicle platooning, automated vehicle operation, intelligent logistics, connected vehicles, cooperative systems
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Transport Systems and Logistics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-220998DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2017.2700021ISI: 000418846800010Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85020115202OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-220998DiVA, id: diva2:1173039
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Swedish Research CouncilKnut and Alice Wallenberg FoundationSwedish Foundation for Strategic Research
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