A multi-agent deep reinforcement learning coordination framework for connected and automated vehicles at merging roadways

SKS Nakka, B Chalaki… - 2022 American Control …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The steady increase in the number of vehicles operating on the highways continues to
exacerbate congestion, accidents, energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions …

Deep reinforcement‐learning‐based driving policy for autonomous road vehicles

K Makantasis, M Kontorinaki… - IET Intelligent Transport …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the problem of path planning for an autonomous vehicle that moves on a
freeway is considered. The most common approaches that are used to address this problem …

Simultaneous versus joint computing: A case study of multi-vehicle parking motion planning

B Li, Y Zhang, Z Shao, N Jia - Journal of Computational Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Multi-vehicle motion planning (MVMP) refers to computing feasible trajectories for multiple
vehicles. MVMP problems are generally solved in two ways, namely simultaneous methods …

Energy-optimal coordination of connected and automated vehicles at multiple intersections

AMI Mahbub, L Zhao, D Assanis… - 2019 American …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Urban intersections, merging roadways, roundabouts, and speed reduction zones along
with the driver responses to various disturbances are the primary sources of bottlenecks in …

A dynamic adaptive algorithm for merging into platoons in connected automated environments

S Karbalaieali, OA Osman… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The automated merging control is one of the connected and automated vehicle applications
that is expected to improve the operation and safety of freeway merging areas. This study …

Combined optimal routing and coordination of connected and automated vehicles

H Bang, B Chalaki… - IEEE Control Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we consider a transportation network with a 100% penetration rate of connected
and automated vehicles (CAVs) and present an optimal routing approach that takes into …

Decentralized optimal control of connected and automated vehicles in a corridor

L Zhao, AA Malikopoulos - 2018 21st international conference …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In earlier work, we established a decentralized optimal control framework for coordinating
online connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) in specific transportation segments, eg …

Enhancing Car-Following Performance in Traffic Oscillations Using Expert Demonstration Reinforcement Learning

M Li, Z Li, Z Cao - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithms often face challenges in achieving stability
and efficiency due to significant policy gradient variance and inaccurate reward function …

A hierarchical approach for splitting truck platoons near network discontinuities

A Duret, M Wang, A Ladino - Transportation Research Procedia, 2019 - Elsevier
Truck platooning has attracted substantial attention due to its pronounced benefits in saving
energy and promising business model in freight transportation. However, one prominent …

Conditions to provable system-wide optimal coordination of connected and automated vehicles

AMI Mahbub, AA Malikopoulos - Automatica, 2021 - Elsevier
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) provide the most intriguing opportunity to
improve energy efficiency, traffic flow, and safety. In earlier work, we addressed the …