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Advanced Energy and Emission Modeling for Electric Vehicles

  • Principal Investigator Xiaodan Xu
  • Georgia Institute of Technology

Electric vehicles (EVs), including hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV), battery electric vehicles (BEV) and fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV), have been develope

Project Status
Complete

Congestion Reduction through Efficient Empty Container Movement

  • Principal Investigator Maged Dessouky, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
The researchers created a model to solve the "Empty Container Problem" of freight operations. They tested the model using data from the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
Project Status
Complete

Congestion Reduction Through Efficient Empty Container Movement Under Stochastic Demand

Research Product Type
Research Report
n this work, the authors developed a scheduling assignment for loaded and empty containers that builds on earlier models but incorporates stochastic (random) future demand. This report shows that the truck miles needed to satisfy the demand at all locations is reduced by about 4-7% when considering future stochastic demand as opposed to only considering today’s demand.

Congestion Reduction via Personalized Incentives

  • Principal Investigator Meisam Razaviyayn, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
The purpose of this research is to develop real-time algorithms to reduce traffic congestion and improve routing efficiency via offering personalized incentives to drivers.
Project Status
Complete

Congestion Reduction via Personalized Incentives

Research Product Type
Research Report
With rapid population growth and urban development, traffic congestion has become an inescapable issue, especially in large cities. Many congestion reduction strategies have been proposed in the past, ranging from roadway extension to transportation demand management programs. In particular, congestion pricing schemes have been used as negative reinforcements for traffic control. This project studies a different approach of offering positive incentives to drivers to take alternative routes.