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A dissimilar alternative paths-search algorithm for navigation services: A heuristic approach

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the development of a heuristic algorithm that searches dissimilar alternative paths efficiently for multi-route problems in navigation services. The K shortest paths algorithm, one of the algorithms that provides multiple paths, often provides very similar paths between an origin and a destination, oftentimes differentiated by only one different link. The algorithm developed in this paper is based on the renewed path-partition-deletion method, which searches for the shortest paths by executing the shortest-path algorithm only once. Users can obtain information on the alternative paths corresponding with their preferences by the user-specified allowable cost and duplication ratios included in the algorithm. Empirical studies based on a toy network and a Chicago network are presented to evaluate the efficiency of the developed algorithm. The results show the algorithm can be applied to the implementation of the paths-search algorithm for multi-route navigation services.

Source: KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

DOI: 10.1007/s12205-010-0041-8

Authors: Yeon-Jeong Jeong, Tschangho John Kim, Chang-Ho Park, Dong-Kyu Kim

Institutions: Seoul National University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,800