Multi-objective design of time-constrained bike routes using bio-inspired meta-heuristics

Eneko Osaba, Javier Del Ser, Miren Nekane Bilbao, Pedro Lopez-Garcia, Antonio J. Nebro

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the design and implementation of a bike route optimization approach based on multi-objective bio-inspired heuristic solvers. The objective of this approach is to produce a set of Pareto-optimal bike routes that balance the trade-off between the length of the route and its safety level, the latter blending together the slope of the different street segments encompassing the route and their average road velocity. Additionally, an upper and lower restriction is imposed on the time taken to traverse the route, so that the overall system can be utilized for planning bike rides during free leisure time gaps. Instead of designing a discrete route encoding strategy suitable for heuristic operators, this work leverages a proxy software – Open Trip Planner, OTP – capable of computing routes based on three user-level preference factors (i.e. safety, inclination and duration), which eases the adoption of off-the-shelf multi-objective solvers. The system has been assessed in a realistic simulation environments over the city of Bilbao (Spain) using multi-objective bio-inspired approaches. The obtained results are promising, with route sets trading differently distance for safety of utmost utility for bike users to exploit fully their leisure time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBioinspired Optimization Methods and Their Applications - 8th International Conference, BIOMA 2018, Proceedings
EditorsNouredine Melab, Peter Korosec, El-Ghazali Talbi
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages197-210
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783319916408
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event8th International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and Their Applications, BIOMA 2018 - Paris, France
Duration: 16 May 201818 May 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10835 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and Their Applications, BIOMA 2018
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period16/05/1818/05/18

Keywords

  • Bike route planning
  • jMetal
  • Multi-objective optimization
  • Open Trip Planner
  • Time-constrained routing

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