Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 2553-2559.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-506X.2020.11.18

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Optimization model of hub-and-spoke network for congestion problem

Tao XU1,2,3(), Zhishuai WU1,2(), Min LU1,2,3(), Zonglei LYU1,2,3(), Zhonghu LI3()   

  1. 1. College of Computer Science and Technology, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
    2. Civil Aviation Information Technology Research Base, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Intelligent Application Technology for Civil Aviation Passenger Service, Beijing 101318, China
  • Received:2020-02-17 Online:2020-11-01 Published:2020-11-05

Abstract:

In order to solve the problem of passenger flow congestion at the hub airport, improve airport operation efficiency, and reduce operating costs, an optimization model of the hub-and-spoke network for congestion problem is proposed. The model is based on the structure of non-strict hub-and-spoke network, with costs and flows of different modes of transportation as constraints, and the goal of minimizing the hub-and-spoke network costs. A complex variable representation method that can reduce the calculation and the simulated annealing particle swarm optimization (SAPSO) algorithm, which can reduce the probability of falling into a local optimal solution is designed. The experimental results show that compared with the strict hub-and-spoke network, the optimization model proposed can significantly alleviate the congestion of the hub airport, balance passnger flow between hub airports and reduce the network cost. At the same time, the proposed algorithm has faster convergence speed and better stability.

Key words: air transportation, hub-and-spoke network, simulated annealing particle swarm optimization (SAPSO) algorithm, congestion problem, direct flight

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