Shandong Science ›› 2022, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 96-105.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2022.02.012

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Optimization of shunting operation plan of electrical multiple unit depots

FAN Xian(),XU Xiao-ming,QIAN Cheng   

  1. School of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
  • Received:2021-02-22 Online:2022-04-20 Published:2022-04-07

Abstract:

With increasing maintenance tasks in electric multiple unit (EMU) depots, shunting operation plans are becoming increasingly complex. The automation of shunting plan preparation is crucial for enhancing the maintenance ability of EMU depots. This study aims to minimize the total maintenance time of EMU trains and construct an optimization model that considers the occupancy conflict of the operation tracks in EMU depots. A heuristic algorithm comprising the greedy algorithm combined with neighborhood search is proposed to solve the automation of shunting plan quickly. Finally, a computational study is designed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. Results show that for five cases with an EMU size of 15 each, the average Gap value is 0.87% and the optimal solution is directly obtained in three cases. In five cases with an EMU size of 20 each, the average value of the neighborhood search improvement is 1.35%.

Key words: electric multiple unit depots, electric multiple unit maintenance, shunting operation plan, greedy algorithm, neighborhood search

CLC Number: 

  • U292.2