EAGER/Collaborative Research: An Autonomous Modular Vehicle Technology-based Multifaceted Mobility Service Paradigm – A Proof-of-Concept Study

EAGER/协作研究：基于自主模块化车辆技术的多方面移动服务范式 — 概念验证研究

• 批准号: 2127677
• 负责人: Jane Lin
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-15 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2127677&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Collaborative; Research; Autonomous; Modular

This EArly-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) project will support a proof-of-concept study to (1) understand the fundamental trade-offs in Autonomous Modular Vehicle Technology (AMVT) based bi-modality system, or AMVT-BM, that provides integrated public transit and last-mile logistics services with a fleet of modular autonomous vehicles, or pods, and (2) gauge potential stakeholders’ interest and reaction to the technology. In the U.S., public transit vehicles have a very low average load factor (10.1% ~ 12.4%), resulting in excessive waste of seat capacity and poor fuel economy per passenger mile served. This problem is gravely exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which at its peak had caused nearly 80% reduction in transit ridership nationwide. On the other hand, the rapid uptake of e-commerce, also accelerated by the pandemic, has put tremendous pressure on last-mile delivery. Coupled with modularity, a co-modality system that integrates transit services with last mile logistics offers a promising solution to better utilization/sharing of vehicle capacity and supporting infrastructure. Yet, the implementation of this idea requires not only technological breakthrough, but also a system approach that transcends the boundaries of the two highly siloed sectors in the transportation industry. In this study, we will focus on two most fundamental questions: (1) what are the impacts of co-modality and modularity on system performance? And (2) what are synergistic potential and adoption challenges from the perspective of stakeholders such as transit agencies, urban planners, logistics companies, transportation network companies, and auto makers? The research agenda consists of two tasks designed to seek answers to these questions. Task 1 investigates the impacts of modularity and co-modality via analysis and simulation. Task 2 recruits and surveys potential stakeholders for their views on a wide range of issues related to the adoption of AMVT-BM. The project will create a suite of optimization tools for analyzing modularized transit and last-mile delivery service systems. It will also develop the first of its kind simulation testbed to guide the design and evaluation of an AMVT-BM system that integrates transit and last-mile delivery operations. Through a three-phase stakeholder survey, the project will document and analyze technological, institutional, and financial potentials as well as barriers to the real-world implementation of AMVT-BM systems, which will shed light on the design and operation of these systems. The project findings will help identify critical future research agenda.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项探索性研究（急切）项目的早期概念赠款将支持（1）了解基于自主模块化车辆技术（AMVT）双模式系统或AMVT-BM的基本权衡，该系统或AMVT-BM提供了集成的公共交通和最后一英里物流服务，并具有对模块化自动驾驶员的兴趣，并竞争了势力和pods和2）和2）和2），以及（2）的竞争力和2）。美国，公共交通车辆的平均负载因子非常低（10.1％至12.4％），导致座椅容量过多，每辆乘客英里提供的燃油经济性差。 Covid-19的大流行使这个问题严重加剧了，该问题在其顶峰时期导致全国运输乘车率降低了近80％。另一方面，大流行的电子商务的快速吸收给最后一英里的交付带来了巨大压力。再加上模块化，将运输服务与最后一英里物流集成在一起的共同模块化系统为更好地利用/共享车辆容量和支持基础设施提供了有希望的解决方案。但是，实施这个想法不仅需要技术突破，而且还需要一种超越运输行业两个高度孤立领域的界限的系统方法。在这项研究中，我们将重点关注两个最基本的问题：（1）共同体和模块化对系统性能的影响是什么？ （2）从运输机构，城市规划师，物流公司，运输网络公司和汽车制造商等利益相关者的角度来看，哪些协同潜力和采用挑战是什么？研究议程包括两项旨在寻求这些问题的答案的任务。任务1通过分析和仿真研究了模块化和共模性的影响。任务2招募和调查潜在的利益相关者对与采用AMVT-BM有关的广泛问题的看法。该项目将创建一套优化工具，用于分析的模块化运输和最后一英里的交付服务系统。它还将开发第一个此类模拟测试台，以指导集成运输和最后一英里交付操作的AMVT-BM系统的设计和评估。通过三阶段利益相关者调查，该项目将记录和分析技术，机构和财务潜力，以及对AMVT-BM系统实施现实世界实施的障碍，该系统将阐明这些系统的设计和操作。该项目的发现将有助于确定批判的未来研究议程。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估，被认为是珍贵的支持。

项目成果

An Autonomous Modular Mobility Paradigm

• DOI: 10.1109/mits.2022.3159484
• 发表时间: 2023-01
• 期刊: IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine
• 影响因子: 3.6
• 作者: Jane Lin;Y. Nie;K. Kawamura