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Optimal Control of Scalar Conservation Laws Using Linear/Quadratic Programming: Application to Transportation Networks


Abstract:

This article presents a new optimal control framework for transportation networks in which the state is modeled by a first order scalar conservation law. Using an equival...Show More

Abstract:

This article presents a new optimal control framework for transportation networks in which the state is modeled by a first order scalar conservation law. Using an equivalent formulation based on a Hamilton–Jacobi (H-J) equation and the commonly used triangular fundamental diagram, we pose the problem of controlling the state of the system on a network link, in a finite horizon, as a Linear Program (LP). We then show that this framework can be extended to an arbitrary transportation network, resulting in an LP or a Quadratic Program. Unlike many previously investigated transportation network control schemes, this method yields a globally optimal solution and is capable of handling shocks (i.e., discontinuities in the state of the system). As it leverages the intrinsic properties of the H-J equation used to model the state of the system, it does not require any approximation, unlike classical methods that are based on discretizations of the model. The computational efficiency of the method is illustrated on a transportation network.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems ( Volume: 1, Issue: 1, March 2014)
Page(s): 28 - 39
Date of Publication: 31 January 2014

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