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Multi-Equipment Coordinated Scheduling Considering Dynamic Changes in Truck Handover Points Under Hybrid Traffic in Automated Container Terminals

Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: With the rapid maturation of autonomous driving technology, the hybrid traffic of Internal Container Trucks (ICTs) and External Container Trucks (ECTs) has become a major trend in Automated Container Terminals (ACTs), imposing higher demands on the interaction efficiency between trucks and Yard Cranes (YCs). This paper proposes a comprehensive optimization strategy for the coordinated scheduling of ICTs, ECTs and YCs under hybrid traffic. First, a task combination strategy for ICTs is designed to improve ICT utilization by pairing delivery and retrieval tasks across yard blocks. Second, a Chebyshev-motion-based coordination strategy for YC gantry and trolley movements is developed to reduce travel time and optimize handover points. Third, a mixed-integer programming model is formulated to minimize total energy consumption. An Improved Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (IHGA) is then developed, incorporating chaotic initialization, simulated annealing-based mutation, and dual local search to enhance convergence and solution quality. Simulation results confirm that the proposed model and strategy effectively reduce the total energy consumption of task execution, and the designed algorithm outperforms comparative algorithms in both optimization capability and convergence speed. Overall, the research provides theoretical support for future automated terminal development and practical guidance for achieving efficient and sustainable port operations.
DOI: 10.3390/eng7040181
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,448
OpenAlex ID: W7154447509
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