Volume 28, Issue 5 pp. 1439-1461
RESEARCH ARTICLE

LCEVES: A locally constrained evolutionary algorithm for vehicle evacuation scheduling under urban waterlogging risk

Luowen Rao

Luowen Rao

School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Xicheng Tan

Corresponding Author

Xicheng Tan

School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Xicheng Tan, School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, 129 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China.

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Yanfei Zhong

Yanfei Zhong

The State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Chunhui Chen

Chunhui Chen

School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Zeenat Khadim Hussain

Zeenat Khadim Hussain

School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Ailong Ma

Ailong Ma

The State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Huamin Wang

Huamin Wang

School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Shengpeng Yin

Shengpeng Yin

School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Fangyu Liu

Fangyu Liu

School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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Zhiyuan Mei

Zhiyuan Mei

School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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First published: 07 June 2024

Abstract

The global rising level of climate change has caused significant disruptions in city traffic patterns due to intense heavy rains causing urban waterlogging disasters worldwide. These disasters have also resulted in massive economic losses and casualties. In consideration of these issues, the current challenge for urban disaster emergency response is to determine strategies to arrange for emergency vehicle scheduling as soon as urban waterlogging expands in a way that minimizes casualties and financial losses. This article proposes the Locally Constraint Evolutionary algorithm for Vehicle Evacuation Scheduling (LCEVES), which includes the following features to address the vehicle emergency evacuation problems in urban waterlogging zones specifically for regulated vehicles (e.g., buses, vehicles transporting hazardous materials, etc.). Firstly, a general technical route for vehicle emergency evacuation under urban waterlogging risk, secondly an optional routes search mechanism for vehicle evacuation in the waterlogging area and thirdly a locally constraint evolutionary algorithm for vehicle evacuation in the waterlogging area. The experiments show that LCEVES improves vehicle evacuation efficiency and reduces the risk of affected vehicles, providing an effective means for vehicle evacuation in the waterlogging zone. This research provides an effective method for solving vehicle evacuation scheduling challenges during urban waterlogging and also has significance for vehicle scheduling in other types of disasters.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The source code, and the datasets can be downloaded from “https://github.com/magesdream/LCEVES.git”.

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