Autonomous Battery Electric Taxi Service

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Default-person Cameron Culver (Author)

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autonomous 

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car 

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cars 

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destination 

"drops passengers off at destination"

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navigation 

"vehicles navigate streets"

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on demand 

"simulates on demand transportation"

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on demand2 

"simulates on demand transportation"

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on demanda 

"simulates on demand transportation"

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on demandd 

"simulates on demand transportation"

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on demandn 

"simulates on demand transportation"

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passenger 

"Picks up passengers"

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profit 

"simulates company profitability"

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taxi 

"Transports passengers"

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transport 

"passenger movement"

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transportation 

"Transportation of passengers"

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vehicle 

"Simulates vehicles"

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To view and run the model online, click the link below, then click “Setup” → “Go”, and watch it run. Use “Watch a Car” to view a single vehicle operating, as it moves towards a passengers, picks them up, and then moves to the destination. Following a passenger drop off, the cycle repeats indefinitely, until the vehicle needs to re-energize, at which point it moves to either a gas station or charger, depending on vehicle type.

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globals                       ;; Setup global variables
[
  grid-size-x              ;; Number of grids of streets in x direction
  grid-size-y              ;; Number of grids of streets in y direction
  grid-x-inc               ;; the amount of patches in between two roads in the x direction
  grid-y-inc               ;; the amount of patches in between two roads in the y direction
  num-passengers           ;; number of passengers dropped off
  roads                    ;; agentset containing the patches that are roads
  watch-a-car-true?        ;; enables or disables watch a car feature
  chargers                 ;; agentset containing patches which are chargers
  gas_stations             ;; agentset containing patches which are gas_stations
  initial-manual-cost      ;; initial purchase cost for manual vehicles
  initial-abet-cost        ;; initial purchase cost for ABET vehicles
]


breed [abet a-abet]           ;; There is a turtle breed of ABETs
breed [manual a-manual]       ;; There is a turtle breed of manual vehicles


turtles-own                   ;; Properties for all turtles
[
  speed                    ;; the speed of the turtle
  destination              ;; the patch where the passenger wants to go
  passenger                ;; the patch where the passenger is
  goal                     ;; where am I currently headed
  trip-status              ;; trip status (0 = heading to passenger, 1 = heading to destination, 2 = arrived)
  travel-distance          ;; distance traveled by the vehicles
  paid-distance            ;; distance traveled with a passenger
  energy_level             ;; vehicles have an energy level (battery or fuel)
  recharge-cost            ;; cost for vehicle to recharge or refill gas
]


abet-own                      ;; Properties for ABETs
[
  charge                   ;; ABET's have a "charge goal"
  charging_state           ;; ABET's have a "charging state condition"
]


manual-own                    ;; Properties for Manual Vehicles
[
  refuel                   ;; Manual vehicles have a "refuel goal"
  refueling_state          ;; Manual vehicles have a "refueling state condition"
]


patches-own                   ;; Properties for patches
[
  my-row                   ;; the row of the intersection counting from the upper left corner of the world.  -1 for non-intersection patches.
  my-column                ;; the column of the intersection counting from the upper left corner of the world.  -1 for non-intersection patches.
]

to setup                      ;; On setup button, initialize model and create environment and agents

  clear-all
  setup-globals            ;; Setup global variables
  setup-patches            ;; ask the patches to draw themselves and set up a few variables

  if (num-manual + num-abet > count roads) [                   ;; warning message if too many cars are created to fit
    user-message (word "There are too many cars to fit on the road.")
    stop
  ]


  create-manual num-manual [                                                                      ;; Create manual vehicles
    set shape "car"                                                                               ;; sets turtle shape to be a car
    set color blue                                                                                ;; sets car color to blue
    set travel-distance 0                                                                         ;; sets initial travel-distance to 0
    set paid-distance 0                                                                           ;; sets initial paid-distance to 0
    move-to one-of roads with [ not any? turtles-on self ]                                        ;; Find a empty road and place the turtle there
    record-data
    set-passenger-destination
    set goal passenger                                                                            ;; sets goal to be passenger
    set energy_level random (max_manual_range - max_manual_range / 2 + 1) + max_manual_range / 2  ;; set the initial energy level between 50% and 100%
    set refueling_state 0                                                                         ;; sets the initial refueling_state to 0
    set initial-manual-cost manual-veh-price * num-manual                                         ;; calculates initial cost of purchasing manual vehicles
  ]

  create-abet num-abet [                                                                          ;; Create ABET vehicles
    set shape "car"                                                                               ;; sets turtle shape to be a car
    set color red                                                                                 ;; sets car color to red
    set travel-distance 0                                                                         ;; sets initial travel-distance to 0
    set paid-distance 0                                                                           ;; sets initial paid-distance to 0
    move-to one-of roads with [ not any? turtles-on self ]                                        ;; Find a empty road and place the turtle there
    record-data
    set-passenger-destination
    set goal passenger                                                                            ;; sets goal to be passenger
    set energy_level random (max_ABET_range - max_ABET_range / 2 + 1) + max_ABET_range / 2        ;; set the initial energy level between 50% and 100%
    set charging_state 0                                                                          ;; sets the initial charging_state to 0
    set initial-abet-cost abet-veh-price * num-abet                                               ;; calculates initial cost of purchasing ABET vehicles
  ]

  reset-ticks
end 

to set-passenger-destination  ;; Function to create passengers and destinations

  set trip-status 0                                 ;; set trip to 0 to indicate heading to pickup passenger

  let goal-candidates patches with [                ;; Find all patches where there can be a be a passenger or destination (not on road)
    pcolor = 38 and any? neighbors with [ pcolor = white ] ]

  set passenger one-of goal-candidates              ;; choose at random a location for the passenger

  set destination one-of goal-candidates with [   ;; choose at random a location for the destination
    self != [ passenger ] of myself ]

  if watch-a-car-true? = 1  ;; if watching vehicle

  [update-labels]
end 

to setup-globals              ;; Initialize the global variables to appropriate values
  set watch-a-car-true? 0
  set num-passengers 0
  set grid-size-x 9           ;; road grid-size-x for enviornment
  set grid-size-y 9           ;; road grid-size-y for enviornment
  set grid-x-inc world-width / grid-size-x
  set grid-y-inc world-height / grid-size-y
end 

to setup-patches              ;; Set up the roads and charger/gas station agentsets


  ask patches [                                               ;; Initialize the patch-owned variables and color the patches to brown
    set my-row -1
    set my-column -1
    set pcolor brown + 3
  ]

  set roads patches with [                                    ;; Define road patches
    (floor ((pxcor + max-pxcor - floor (grid-x-inc - 1)) mod grid-x-inc) = 0) or
    (floor ((pycor + max-pycor) mod grid-y-inc) = 0)
  ]

  ask roads [ set pcolor white ]                              ;; Colors road patches white

  set chargers patches with [ pxcor = -14 and pycor = -14]    ;; Defines charger with this location (-14, -14)
  ask chargers [ set pcolor red ]                             ;; Colors chargers red

  set gas_stations patches with [ pxcor = 13 and pycor = 14]  ;; Defines gas stations with this location ( 13, 14)
  ask gas_stations [ set pcolor blue ]                        ;; Colors gas stations blue
end 

to go                         ;; Runs the simulation

  ask abet [
    if charging_state = 0 [                ;; If ABET is NOT currently charging
      if energy_level <= 0 [               ;; ABET battery has died
        facexy 0 0                         ;; Face car toward 0 0
        fd 0                               ;; Don't move car (dead)
        record-data                        ;; Record data for plotting
      ]

      if energy_level > 0 [                ;; ABET has battery remaining
        face next-patch                    ;; Face car toward next goal
        fd car_speed                       ;; Move car forward at car_speed
        set energy_level energy_level - 1  ;; Battery Level decreases by set amount
        record-data                        ;; Record data for plotting
      ]

    ]

    if charging_state = 1 [               ;; If ABET is currently charging
      facexy 0 0                          ;; Face car toward 0 0
      fd 0                                ;; Don't move car (charging)
      set recharge-cost recharge-cost + (recharge-rate * electricity-cost)  ;; Accumulate recharge cost with electricity rate
      set energy_level energy_level + recharge-rate ;; Energy level increases at recharge rate
      record-data                         ;; Record data for plotting
    ]
  ]

  ask manual [
    if refueling_state = 0 [              ;; If manual vehicle is NOT currently refueling
      if energy_level <= 0 [              ;; Manual vehicle is out of fuel
        facexy 0 0                        ;; Face car toward 0 0
        fd 0                              ;; Don't move car (dead)
        record-data                       ;; Record data for plotting
      ]

      if energy_level > 0 [               ;; Manual vehicle has fuel remaining
        face next-patch                   ;; Face car toward next goal
        fd car_speed                      ;; Move car forward at car_speed
        set energy_level energy_level - 1 ;; Battery Level decreases
        record-data                       ;; Record data for plotting
      ]
    ]

    if refueling_state = 1 [              ;; If manual vehicle is currently refueling
      facexy 0 0                          ;; Face car toward 0 0
      fd 0                                ;; Don't move car (Refueling)
      set recharge-cost recharge-cost + (recharge-rate * 25 * gas-cost)  ;; Accumulate recharge cost with gas rate
      set energy_level energy_level + recharge-rate * 25 ;; Energy level increases at recharge rate assuming gas fillup is 25x faster than recharging
      record-data                         ;; Record data for plotting
    ]
  ]

  label-subject                           ;; If watching a car, label it
  tick
end 

to record-data                ;; Data recorder for plots
  set travel-distance travel-distance + 1 ;; While moving, increase distance
  if trip-status = 1 [
    set paid-distance paid-distance + 1 ;; Wile moving with passenger onboard, increase paid distance
  ]
end 

to-report next-patch          ;; Define goal of vehicle (passenger, destination, or charge/refuel)

  ask abet [

    if goal = passenger and (member? patch-here [ neighbors4 ] of passenger) and charging_state = 0 [      ;; If goal is passenger and nearby passenger
      set trip-status 1                                          ;; Passenger is onboard
      set goal destination                                       ;; Set goal to destination
    ]

    if goal = destination and (member? patch-here [ neighbors4 ] of destination) and charging_state = 0 [  ;; If goal is destination and nearby destination
      set trip-status 2                                          ;; Off-board passenger
      set num-passengers num-passengers + 1                      ;; Count total number of passengers transported

      set-passenger-destination                                  ;; Execute set-passenger-destination function
      let Passenger_X_Cor [ pxcor ] of passenger                 ;; Find X Coordinate of new passenger
      let Passenger_Y_Cor [ pycor ] of passenger                 ;; Find Y Coordinate of new passenger
      let Destination_X_Cor [ pxcor ] of destination             ;; Find X Coordinate of new destination
      let Destination_Y_Cor [ pycor ] of destination             ;; Find Y Coordinate of new destination
      let Charger_X_Cor [ pxcor ] of one-of chargers             ;; Find X Coordinate of one of chargers
      let Charger_Y_Cor [ pycor ] of one-of chargers             ;; Find Y Coordinate of one of chargers

      let required_range 1.5 * (                                 ;; Find required minimum range for next trip and add 50% safety factor
        abs(Passenger_X_Cor -  [ xcor ] of myself ) +
        abs(Destination_X_Cor - Passenger_X_Cor) +
        abs(Charger_X_Cor - Destination_X_Cor) +
        abs(Passenger_Y_Cor -  [ ycor ] of myself) +
        abs(Destination_Y_Cor - Passenger_Y_Cor) +
        abs(Charger_Y_Cor - Destination_Y_Cor) )

      if required_range < energy_level [set goal passenger]     ;; Find required range is less than energy level, assign passenger goal
      if required_range >= energy_level [                       ;; If required range is greater than energy_level
        set charge one-of chargers                              ;; Set a charger location
        set goal charge ]                                       ;; Set goal to charge
    ]

    if goal = charge and (member? patch-here [ neighbors ] of charge) and energy_level < max_ABET_range [  ;; If goal is to charge and not at full energy level and nearby charger
      set charging_state 1                                      ;; Set charging state to 1
      set goal charge                                           ;; Reset goal to charge
    ]

    if goal = charge and energy_level >= max_ABET_range [       ;; If goal and at full battery level
      set charging_state 0                                      ;; Set charging state to 0
      set goal passenger                                        ;; Set goal to passenger
    ]
  ]

  ask manual [

    if goal = passenger and (member? patch-here [ neighbors4 ] of passenger) and refueling_state = 0 [      ;; If goal is passenger and nearby passenger
      set trip-status 1                                        ;; Passenger is onboard
      set goal destination                                     ;; Set goal to destination
    ]

    if goal = destination and (member? patch-here [ neighbors4 ] of destination) and refueling_state = 0 [  ;; If goal is destination and nearby destination
      set trip-status 2                                        ;; Off-board passenger
      set num-passengers num-passengers + 1                    ;; Count total number of passengers transported

      set-passenger-destination                                ;; Execute set-passenger-destination function
      let Passenger_X_Cor [ pxcor ] of passenger               ;; Find X Coordinate of new passenger
      let Passenger_Y_Cor [ pycor ] of passenger               ;; Find Y Coordinate of new passenger
      let Destination_X_Cor [ pxcor ] of destination           ;; Find X Coordinate of new destination
      let Destination_Y_Cor [ pycor ] of destination           ;; Find Y Coordinate of new destination
      let Gas_Station_X_Cor [ pxcor ] of one-of gas_stations   ;; Find X Coordinate of one of gas stations
      let Gas_Station_Y_Cor [ pycor ] of one-of gas_stations   ;; Find Y Coordinate of one of gas stations

      let required_range 1.5 * (                               ;; Find required minimum range for next trip and add 50% safety factor
        abs(Passenger_X_Cor -  [ xcor ] of myself ) +
        abs(Destination_X_Cor - Passenger_X_Cor) +
        abs(Gas_Station_X_Cor - Destination_X_Cor) +
        abs(Passenger_Y_Cor -  [ ycor ] of myself) +
        abs(Destination_Y_Cor - Passenger_Y_Cor) +
        abs(Gas_Station_Y_Cor - Destination_Y_Cor) )

      if required_range < energy_level [set goal passenger]   ;; Find required range is less than energy level, assign passenger goal
      if required_range >= energy_level [                     ;; If required range is greater than energy_level
        set refuel one-of gas_stations                        ;; Set a charger location
        set goal refuel ]                                     ;; Set goal to charge
    ]

    if goal = refuel and (member? patch-here [ neighbors ] of refuel) and energy_level < max_manual_range [  ;; If goal is to refuel and not at energy level and nearby gas_station
      set refueling_state 1                                   ;; Set refueling state to 1
      set goal refuel                                         ;; Reset goal to refuel
    ]

    if goal = refuel and energy_level >= max_manual_range [
      set refueling_state 0                                   ;; Set refueling state to 0
      set goal passenger                                      ;; Set goal to passenger
    ]
  ]

  let choices neighbors with [ pcolor = white ]                  ;; Define choices agentset which constrains vehicle to only drive on road patches
  let choice min-one-of choices [ distance [ goal ] of myself ]  ;; Choose option which minimizes distance between goal and vehicle
  report choice                                                  ;; Report out chosen patch
end 

to watch-a-car-button         ;; Watch a car button

  ifelse watch-a-car-true? = 0
  [set watch-a-car-true? 1
    watch-a-car
  ]
  [set watch-a-car-true? 0
    stop-watching
  ]
end 

to watch-a-car                ;; Watch a car function

  stop-watching             ;; In case previously watching another car
  watch one-of turtles
  update-labels
end 

to update-labels              ;; Update labels of watched car

  if subject != nobody [
    ask subject [

      ask passenger [
        set pcolor yellow          ;; Color the passenger patch yellow
        set plabel-color yellow    ;; Label the passenger in yellow font
        set plabel "passenger"     ;; Label the passenger
      ]

      ask destination [
        set pcolor orange          ;; Color the destination patch orange
        set plabel-color orange    ;; Label the destination in orange font
        set plabel "destination"   ;; Label the destination
      ]

      set label [ plabel ] of goal ;; car displays its goal
    ]
  ]
end 

to stop-watching              ;; Stop watching a car

  ask patches with [ pcolor = yellow or pcolor = orange ] [   ;; Reset patch colors/labels
    stop-inspecting self
    set pcolor 38
    set plabel ""
  ]

  ask turtles [
    set label ""
    stop-inspecting self
  ]
  reset-perspective
end 

to label-subject              ;; Label watched vehicle
  if subject != nobody [
    ask subject [
      set label energy_level  ;; Label watched vehicle with energy level
      set label-color black   ;; Color label black
    ]
  ]
end 


;; Modified Version of Traffic Grid Goal Model by Uri Wilensky (2008).
;; Modified by David Caples, Cameron Culver

There is only one version of this model, created over 5 years ago by Cameron Culver.

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