Static system optimum of linear traffic distribution problem assuming an intelligent and autonomous transportation system

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the research results of the authors in the field of defining the system optimum regarding the traffic distribution assuming an intelligent and autonomous transportation system. Authors define the linear programming framework of the traffic distribution problem in case of pre-defined demand structure, network properties and alternative routes related to each origin-destination zone pair. In the paper the description of the applied method and its verification are presented in a simplified model example. As a basic result, it is clearly shown that in case of the introduced static conditions the approach is applicable to determine the optimal solution of the traffic distribution problem in a given sample time period of an autonomous transportation system.