Using metaheuristics for the location of bicycle stations

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Autori principali: Cintrano, Christian, Chicano, Francisco, Alba, Enrique
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author Cintrano, Christian
Chicano, Francisco
Alba, Enrique
author_facet Cintrano, Christian
Chicano, Francisco
Alba, Enrique
contents In this work, we solve the problem of finding the best locations to place stations for depositing/collecting shared bicycles. To do this, we model the problem as the p-median problem, that is a major existing localization problem in optimization. The p-median problem seeks to place a set of facilities (bicycle stations) in a way that minimizes the distance between a set of clients (citizens) and their closest facility (bike station). We have used a genetic algorithm, iterated local search, particle swarm optimization, simulated annealing, and variable neighbourhood search, to find the best locations for the bicycle stations and study their comparative advantages. We use irace to parameterize each algorithm automatically, to contribute with a methodology to fine-tune algorithms automatically. We have also studied different real data (distance and weights) from diverse open data sources from a real city, Malaga (Spain), hopefully leading to a final smart city application. We have compared our results with the implemented solution in Malaga. Finally, we have analyzed how we can use our proposal to improve the existing system in the city by adding more stations.
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spellingShingle Using metaheuristics for the location of bicycle stations
Cintrano, Christian
Chicano, Francisco
Alba, Enrique
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
In this work, we solve the problem of finding the best locations to place stations for depositing/collecting shared bicycles. To do this, we model the problem as the p-median problem, that is a major existing localization problem in optimization. The p-median problem seeks to place a set of facilities (bicycle stations) in a way that minimizes the distance between a set of clients (citizens) and their closest facility (bike station). We have used a genetic algorithm, iterated local search, particle swarm optimization, simulated annealing, and variable neighbourhood search, to find the best locations for the bicycle stations and study their comparative advantages. We use irace to parameterize each algorithm automatically, to contribute with a methodology to fine-tune algorithms automatically. We have also studied different real data (distance and weights) from diverse open data sources from a real city, Malaga (Spain), hopefully leading to a final smart city application. We have compared our results with the implemented solution in Malaga. Finally, we have analyzed how we can use our proposal to improve the existing system in the city by adding more stations.
title Using metaheuristics for the location of bicycle stations
topic Neural and Evolutionary Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.03945