A bi-objective green vehicle routing problem with a mixed fleet of conventional and electric trucks: Considering charging power and density of stations

A Amiri, SH Amin, H Zolfagharinia - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper considers a Green Vehicle Routing Problem (GVRP), which includes heavy-duty
electric and conventional trucks. We develop a new bi-objective programming model …

A robust multi-objective routing problem for heavy-duty electric trucks with uncertain energy consumption

A Amiri, H Zolfagharinia, SH Amin - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP), utilizing Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)
adds some challenges such as limited driving range and long recharging time to the …

Influence of powertrain topology and electric machine design on efficiency of battery electric trucks—a simulative case-study

S Wolff, S Kalt, M Bstieler, M Lienkamp - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The advancement of electric mobility as a measure to comply with international climate
targets and sustain renewable resources in the future has led to an electrification of the …

Optimizing two-truck platooning with deadlines

W Xu, T Cui, M Chen - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study a transportation problem where two heavy-duty trucks travel across the national
highway from separate origins to destinations, subject to individual deadline constraints. Our …

Design of a tracking controller for autonomous articulated heavy vehicles using a nonlinear model predictive control technique

T Sharma, Y He - … of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article proposes a design of a tracking controller for autonomous articulated heavy
vehicles (AAHVs) using a nonlinear model predictive control (NLMPC) technique. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the dynamics of speed and acceleration at merging and diverging sections using UAV based trajectory data

R Chouhan, A Dhamaniya - International Journal of Transportation Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the speed and acceleration characteristics at the merging and
diverging sections near two toll plazas located on National Highway under mixed traffic …

Calibration and validation of and results from a micro-simulation model to explore drivers' actual use of acceleration lanes

G Cantisani, G Del Serrone, G Di Biagio - Simulation Modelling Practice …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates the actual use of acceleration lanes by means of traffic micro-
simulations in proximity to the convergence between the main and the secondary traffic …

Energy-efficient timely transportation of long-haul heavy-duty trucks

L Deng, MH Hajiesmaili, M Chen, H Zeng - Proceedings of the Seventh …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
We consider a timely transportation problem where a heavy-duty truck travels between two
locations across the national highway system, subject to a hard deadline constraint. Our …

Optimal control of connected and automated vehicles at highway on-ramps to reduce vehicles fuel consumption and increase passenger comfort

MR Sonbolestan, S Monajjem - Control Engineering Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, a number of optimized control methods for connected and automated
vehicles (CAVs) have been published. These methods reduce fuel consumption, increase …

Calibration of vissim models for rural freeway lane closures: Novel approach to the modification of key parameters

NL Jehn, RE Turochy - Transportation Research Record, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The definition of freeway work zone capacity has been a topic of debate for several decades,
leaving agencies with limited guidance on predicting the behavior of traffic flow at given …