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An agent-based vehicle routing simulation tool for road networks with time-variant data

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Publication date2013
Host publicationProceedings of the 27th European Simulation and Modeling Conference
Place of PublicationLancaster
PublisherEurosis-ETI
Pages284-289
Number of pages6
<mark>Original language</mark>English
Event27th Annual European Simulation and Modelling Conference - Lancashire, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Duration: 23/10/201325/10/2013

Conference

Conference27th Annual European Simulation and Modelling Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLancaster
Period23/10/1325/10/13

Conference

Conference27th Annual European Simulation and Modelling Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLancaster
Period23/10/1325/10/13

Abstract

Simulation modeling is one of the analytic techniques commonly used for transportation management; it includes such activities as route planning and post-operation analysis. One of the simulation methods, agent-based simulation, has become increasingly popular due to the availability of good micro-level data collected through technologies such as GPS-enabled devices and road sensors. This paper presents the design and implementation of an agent-based simulation tool that can be used to analyse vehicle routing algorithms. We demonstrate how the tool can be used in practice by implementing two vehicle routing algorithms: shortest-path and LANTIME. LANTIME is an algorithm that can be used to minimize CO2 emissions.