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We consider the problem of multi-robot path planning in a complex, cluttered environment with the aim of reducing overall congestion in the environment, while avoiding any inter-robot communication or coordination. Such limitations may…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-11 Xiaolong Wang , Alp Sahin , Subhrajit Bhattacharya

Various congestion control protocols have been designed to achieve high performance in different network environments. Modern online learning solutions that delegate the congestion control actions to a machine cannot properly converge in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-03-27 Shiva Ketabi , Hongkai Chen , Haiwei Dong , Yashar Ganjali

In high-density environments where numerous autonomous agents move simultaneously in a distributed manner, streamlining global flows to mitigate local congestion is crucial to maintain overall navigation efficiency. This paper introduces a…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-08-21 Takuro Kato , Keisuke Okumura , Yoko Sasaki , Naoya Yokomachi

With autonomous vehicles now sharing roads with human drivers, the era of mixed autonomy brings new challenges in dealing with congestion. One cause of congestion is when vehicle users choose their routes selfishly to minimize their…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-08-05 Daniel A. Lazar , Ramtin Pedarsani

With accelerating urbanization and worsening traffic congestion, optimizing traffic signal systems to improve road throughput and alleviate congestion has become a critical issue. This study proposes a short-term traffic prediction model…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-02-19 Shengda Zhao , Zhekun Liu , Jiaxin Yu , Bocheng Ju , Liang Wang , Xiaodong Zhang , Xinghua Zhang

Recent work in decentralized, schedule-driven traffic control has demonstrated the ability to improve the efficiency of traffic flow in complex urban road networks. In this approach, a scheduling agent is associated with each intersection.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-07-04 Hsu-Chieh Hu , Stephen F. Smith

Road traffic congestion is a persistent problem. Focusing resources on the causes of congestion is a potentially efficient strategy for reducing slowdowns. We present NEXICA, an algorithm to discover which parts of the highway system tend…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Siddharth Srikanth , John Krumm , Jonathan Qin

This working paper is divided into two parts. Firstly, we develop a new combined equilibrium model of business land-use, which puts travelers' traffic equilibrium and business companies' competitive location equilibrium into a unified…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-01-20 Qian Liu , Chongchao Huang

Managing mixed traffic comprising human-driven and robot vehicles (RVs) across large-scale networks presents unique challenges beyond single-intersection control. This paper proposes a reinforcement learning framework for coordinating mixed…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Iftekharul Islam , Weizi Li

The effects of traffic congestion are widespread and are an impedance to everyday life. Piecewise constant driving policies have shown promise in helping mitigate traffic congestion in simulation environments. However, no works currently…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Aamir Hasan , Neeloy Chakraborty , Cathy Wu , Katherine Driggs-Campbell

In this paper, we study how to alleviate highway traffic congestion by encouraging plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles to stop at a charging station around peak congestion times. Specifically, we design a pricing policy to make the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-24 Carlo Cenedese , Michele Cucuzzella , Jacquelien M. A. Scherpen , Sergio Grammatico , Ming Cao

The lane reversal has proven to be a useful method to mitigate traffic congestion during rush hour or in case of specific events that affect high traffic volumes. In this work we propose a methodology that is placed within optimization via…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2014-09-16 Enrique Gabriel Baquela , Ana Carolina Olivera

In industrial scenarios involving multi-agent collective decision-making, centralized decision-making may not be admissible due to restrictive access to individual local information, while the conflicts between participants' self-interest…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Dongwei Xie , Xuhao Wang , Yujie Tang , Jie Song

Congestion pricing has emerged as an effective tool for mitigating traffic congestion, yet implementing welfare or revenue-optimal dynamic tolls is often impractical. Most real-world congestion pricing deployments, including New York City's…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Devansh Jalota , Xuan Di , Adam N. Elmachtoub

We present a unified analytical framework within which power control, rate allocation, routing, and congestion control for wireless networks can be optimized in a coherent and integrated manner. We consider a multi-commodity flow model with…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2007-09-18 Yufang Xi , Edmund M. Yeh

Advancement of mobile technologies has enabled economical collection, storage, processing, and sharing of traffic data. These data are made accessible to intended users through various application program interfaces (API) and can be used to…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-05-04 Sumit Mishra , Vishal Singh , Ankit Gupta , Devanjan Bhattacharya , Abhisek Mudgal

Autonomous mobility-on-demand (AMoD) systems, centrally coordinated fleets of self-driving vehicles, offer a promising alternative to traditional ride-hailing by improving traffic flow and reducing operating costs. Centralized control in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-25 Antonio Coppola , Gerhard Hiermann , Dario Paccagnan , Michel Gendreau , Maximilian Schiffer

Ride-sharing can reduce traffic congestion and thus reduce gas emissions and save travel time. However, transportation system with ride-sharing is currently inefficient due to low occupancy rate, high travel demand and some other factors.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-01-24 Zeren Tan

This paper considers a distributed convex optimization problem over a time-varying multi-agent network, where each agent has its own decision variables that should be set so as to minimize its individual objective subject to local…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-22 Chuanye Gu , Zhiyou Wu , Jueyou Li , Yaning Guo

Traffic congestion has become one of the major problems in the urban cities according to the increasing number of vehicles in those cities, obsolete technologies used on the roads of those cities, inappropriate road design, and many other…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-09-01 Maythem K. Abbas , Mohd N. Karsiti , Madzlan Napiah , Brahim B. Samir , Marwan Al-Jemeli