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Maximization of Platoon Formation Through Centralized Routing and Departure Time Coordination

Journal Article · · Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3141/2667-02· OSTI ID:1494830
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  1. George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA (United States). Dept. of Systems Engineering and Operations Research. Volgenau School of Engineering
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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Platooning allows vehicles to travel with a small intervehicle distance in a coordinated fashion because of vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity. When applied at a larger scale, platooning creates significant opportunities for energy savings because of reduced aerodynamic drag, as well as increased road capacity and a reduction in congestion resulting from shorter vehicle headways. These potential savings are maximized, however, if platooning-capable vehicles spend most of their travel time within platoons. Ad hoc platoon formation may not ensure a high rate of platoon driving. This paper considers here the problem of central coordination of platooning-capable vehicles. Coordination of their routes and departure times can maximize the fuel savings afforded by platooning vehicles. The resulting problem is a combinatorial optimization problem that considers the platoon coordination and vehicle routing problems simultaneously. The methodology is demonstrated through evaluation of the benefits of a coordinated solution and comparison with the uncoordinated case when platoons form only in an ad hoc manner. The coordinated and uncoordinated scenarios are compared on a grid network with various assumptions about demand and the time vehicles are willing to wait.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); ANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1494830
Journal Information:
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Journal Name: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2667; ISSN 0361-1981
Publisher:
National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and MedicineCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

An Overview on an Automated Truck Platoon within the Energy ITS Project journal January 2013
Doubling throughput in urban roads by platooning**This research was supported by the California Department of Transportation and TUBITAK-2219 program. We thank Rene Sanchez of Sensys Networks for the data in Table 1, and Alex A. Kurzhanskiy, Gabriel Gomes, Roberto Horowitz and Sam Coogan and others in the Berkeley Friday Arterial seminar for stimulating discussions. journal January 2016
Coordinated Platoon Routing in a Metropolitan Network book January 2016
Fuel Consumption Reduction in a Platoon: Experimental Results with two Electronically Coupled Trucks at Close Spacing conference August 2000

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