Path selection evaluation for emergency transport vehicles

Author

Wenxue, Cai ; Zihui, Zang

Author_Institution

Sch. of Econ. & Commerce, South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China

Volume

2

fYear

2010

fDate

9-10 Jan. 2010

Firstpage

1050

Lastpage

1054

Abstract

The goal of emergency rescue is to reduce casualties and property losses caused by unexpected events. How to improve emergency response speed is one of the most difficult problems in the area of emergency logistics. Therefore, the study of the optimal path selection problem for transport vehicles to improve emergency response speed is full of practical significance. In this paper, a multi-objective optimization evaluation model is introduced. The evaluation model aims at choosing the route with the shortest travel time, the least cost, and the smallest probability of risk on traveling. Finally this model is applied to a road network to prove its effectiveness.

Keywords

emergency services; logistics; optimisation; position control; probability; transportation; vehicles; casualties reduce; emergency logistics; emergency rescue; emergency transport vehicles; least cost; multi-objective optimization evaluation model; optimal path selection problem; probability of risk; property reduce; road network; shortest travel time; Business; Costs; Decision making; Flowcharts; Logistics; Personnel; Roads; Traffic control; Vehicle driving; Vehicle safety; Emergency Logistics; Multi-objective Optimization; Path Selection; Unexpected Events;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Logistics Systems and Intelligent Management, 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Harbin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7331-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICLSIM.2010.5461116

Filename

5461116