Exploring the sensing power of mixed vehicle fleets

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Main Authors: Han, Ke, Ji, Wen, Yu, Nie, Li, Zhexian, Liu, Shenglin
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author Han, Ke
Ji, Wen
Yu
Nie
Li, Zhexian
Liu, Shenglin
author_facet Han, Ke
Ji, Wen
Yu
Nie
Li, Zhexian
Liu, Shenglin
contents Vehicle-based mobile sensing, also known as drive-by sensing, efficiently surveys urban environments at low costs by leveraging the mobility of urban vehicles. While recent studies have focused on drive-by sensing for fleets of a single type, our work explores the sensing power and cost-effectiveness of a mixed fleet that consists of vehicles with distinct and complementary mobility patterns. We formulate the drive-by sensing coverage (DSC) problem, proposing a method to quantify sensing utility and an optimization procedure that determines fleet composition, sensor allocation, and vehicle routing for a given budget. Our air quality sensing case study in Longquanyi District (Chengdu, China) demonstrates that using a mixed fleet enhances sensing utilities and achieves close approximations to the target sensing distribution at a lower cost. Generalizing these insights to two additional real-world networks, our regression analysis uncovers key factors influencing the sensing power of mixed fleets. This research provides quantitative and managerial insights into drive-by sensing, showcasing a positive externality of urban transport activities.
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spellingShingle Exploring the sensing power of mixed vehicle fleets
Han, Ke
Ji, Wen
Yu
Nie
Li, Zhexian
Liu, Shenglin
Optimization and Control
Networking and Internet Architecture
Vehicle-based mobile sensing, also known as drive-by sensing, efficiently surveys urban environments at low costs by leveraging the mobility of urban vehicles. While recent studies have focused on drive-by sensing for fleets of a single type, our work explores the sensing power and cost-effectiveness of a mixed fleet that consists of vehicles with distinct and complementary mobility patterns. We formulate the drive-by sensing coverage (DSC) problem, proposing a method to quantify sensing utility and an optimization procedure that determines fleet composition, sensor allocation, and vehicle routing for a given budget. Our air quality sensing case study in Longquanyi District (Chengdu, China) demonstrates that using a mixed fleet enhances sensing utilities and achieves close approximations to the target sensing distribution at a lower cost. Generalizing these insights to two additional real-world networks, our regression analysis uncovers key factors influencing the sensing power of mixed fleets. This research provides quantitative and managerial insights into drive-by sensing, showcasing a positive externality of urban transport activities.
title Exploring the sensing power of mixed vehicle fleets
topic Optimization and Control
Networking and Internet Architecture
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.15237