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Development of Optimum Transport Route Design Simulator for Agricultural Products Using GA

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15580227
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Agricultural information engineering
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

SATAKE Takaaki  University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Professor, 大学院・生命環境科学研究科, 教授 (00170712)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) FURUYA Tatsumi  Toho University, Faculty of Science, Professor, 理学部, 教授 (40266987)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Keywordsgenetic algorithm / reduction of transport cost / reduction of CO2 / design of optimum transport route / simulator / search of transport route / 排出CO_2の削減 / 最高輸送経路設計 / 輸送経済の探索
Research Abstract

The genetic algorithm(GA), which is often used in computer simulation, is a stochastic searching, learning and optimizing method. Utilizing GA, we have developed a basic simulator to find an optimum transport route reducing transport cost of agricultural products. The simulator is coded by ANSI C language. It can find an optimum transport route, given several parameters which are weight of agricultural procedure, passing points, performance of delivery vehicle, etc.
Using the software, we have carried out two simulations. The first simulation has been carried out under the condition that the delivery vehicle has no agricultural produce. The second has been done under the condition that the delivery vehicle is not empty. For the sake of comparison, two simulations have also been carried out, utilizing random search algorithm (RS).
As a result of simulations, the optimum transport route at an empty run is different from a delivery ; besides the average of fuel costs in the simulation using GA is lower than it using RS. Reduction of the cost has been attained.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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