A Dynamic Shortest Travel Time Path Planning Algorithm with an Overtaking Function Based on VANET.

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Title: A Dynamic Shortest Travel Time Path Planning Algorithm with an Overtaking Function Based on VANET.
Authors: Li, Chunxiao1 (AUTHOR) wangmu0406@foxmail.com, Fan, Changhao1,2 (AUTHOR) jjshen@yzu.edu.cn, Wang, Mu1,3 (AUTHOR), Shen, Jiajun1,2 (AUTHOR), Liu, Jiang2,3 (AUTHOR)
Source: Symmetry (20738994). Mar2025, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p345. 21p.
Subject Terms: *TRAVEL time (Traffic engineering), *VEHICULAR ad hoc networks, *TRAFFIC signs & signals, *LANE changing, *TRAFFIC flow
Abstract: With the rapid development of the economy, urban road congestion has become more serious. The travel times for vehicles are becoming more uncontrollable, making it challenging to reach destinations on time. In order to find an optimal route and arrive at the destination with the shortest travel time, this paper proposes a dynamic shortest travel time path planning algorithm with an overtaking function (DSTTPP-OF) based on a vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) environment. Considering the uncertainty of driving vehicles, the target vehicle (vehicle for special tasks) is influenced by surrounding vehicles, leading to possible deadlock or congestion situations that extend travel time. Therefore, overtaking planning should be conducted through V2V communication, enabling surrounding vehicles to coordinate with the target vehicle to avoid deadlock and congestion through lane changing and overtaking. In the proposed DSTTPP-OF, vehicles may queue up at intersections, so we take into account the impact of traffic signals. We classify road segments into congested and non-congested sections, calculating travel times for each section separately. Subsequently, in front of each intersection, the improved Dijkstra algorithm is employed to find the shortest travel time path to the destination, and the overtaking function is used to prevent the target vehicle from entering a deadlocked state. The real-time traffic data essential for dynamic path planning were collected through a VANET of symmetrically deployed roadside units (RSUs) along the roadway. Finally, simulations were conducted using the SUMO simulator. Under different traffic flows, the proposed DSTTPP-OF demonstrates good performance; the target vehicle can travel smoothly without significant interruptions and experiences the fewest stops, thanks to the proposed algorithm. Compared to the shortest distance path planning (SDPP) algorithm, the travel time is reduced by approximately 36.9%, and the waiting time is reduced by about 83.2%. Compared to the dynamic minimum time path planning (DMTPP) algorithm, the travel time is reduced by around 18.2%, and the waiting time is reduced by approximately 65.6%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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ISSN:20738994
DOI:10.3390/sym17030345
Published in:Symmetry (20738994)
Language:English