Reference
M. Burger and B. De Schutter, "Effects of water flow on energy consumption and
travel times of micro-ferries for energy-efficient transport over water," in
Transport of Water versus Transport over Water - Exploring the
Dynamic Interplay Between Transport and Water (C. Ocampo-Martinez and
R. R. Negenborn, eds.), Cham, Switzerland:
Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-16132-7, pp. 235-258, 2015.
Abstract
Controlling the transport
of water by adjusting water
flows in rivers and canals, inevitably will have an effect on the transport
over water by vessels as well. We will discuss the
effect of flowing water on scheduling micro-ferries (small autonomous
water-taxis) using the least amount of energy, while aiming at satisfying
customer demands with respect to pick-up times. This trade-off will be made by
optimizing the assignment of micro-ferries to customers in a specific order,
and by searching for the best travel speeds.
The interplay between controlling transport of water and scheduling transport
over water will become clear by the explicit relation between the speed of the
water (influenced by water management) on travel times and energy consumption,
derived in this chapter. It is shown that on average the travel times (and
thereby the energy consumption) will increase with increasing magnitudes of the
current. Hence, decisions made on water management have a direct effect on the
performance of the transport system, and the interests of both parties should
be taken into account to obtain a well-functioning water transport system.
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@incollection{BurDeS:14-016,
author = {Burger, Mernout and De Schutter, Bart},
title = {Effects of Water Flow on Energy Consumption and Travel Times of
Micro-Ferries for Energy-Efficient Transport over Water},
booktitle = {Transport of Water versus Transport over Water -- Exploring the
Dynamic Interplay Between Transport and Water},
editor = {Ocampo-Martinez, Carlos and Negenborn, Rudy R.},
publisher = {Springer},
address = {Cham, Switzerland},
pages = {235--258},
year = {2015}
}