Research Article

An Improved Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm and Its Application in Dynamic Emergency Vehicle Dispatching

Table 9

Optimal emergency vehicle dispatching strategy of the illustrative examples based on the real link travel speed.

Example no.Example parametersAlgorithmThe optimal solutionOptimal emergency vehicle dispatching strategyTravel time (min)

ITotal number of vehicles8ISFLA0,1,3,2,0,3,0,2 to : 22.1482
to : 16.3454
Total number of accidents3 to : 21.7823
to : 33.8637
Accident severity to : 26.3079
SFLA0,1,3,2,0,3,0,2 to : 22.1482
to : 16.3454
Accident demand to : 21.7823
to : 33.8637
to : 26.3079

IITotal number of vehicles10ISFLA0,1,0,2,0,3,4,2,0,3 to : 22.1482
to : 16.3454
Total number of accidents4 to : 21.7823
to : 26.3079
Accident severity to : 28.2020
to : 14.4705
SFLA0,1,0,4,2,3,0,0,2,3 to : 22.1482
to : 25.1126
Accident demand to : 33.6324
to : 26.3079
to : 28.2020
to : 10.1881

IIITotal number of vehicles12ISFLA5,5,0,2,0,3,4,2,0,3,0,1 to : 34.8666
to : 15.2541
to : 16.3454
Total number of accidents5 to : 26.3079
to : 14.4705
to : 21.7823
Accident severity to : 28.2020
to : 25.3758
SFLA0,2,3,5,0,3,4,5,0,2,0,1 to : 31.9124
to : 33.8637
to : 35.6330
Accident demand to : 26.3079
to : 14.4705
to : 40.7481
to : 40.7709
to : 25.3758

IVTotal number of vehicles14ISFLA0,5,6,2,0,6,4,2,0,3,0,1,3,5 to : 15.2541
to : 28.6649
to : 16.3454
to : 21.4419
Total number of accidents6 to : 14.4705
to : 21.7823
to : 28.2020
to : 25.3758
Accident severity to : 21.9164
to : 13.8316
SFLA6,0,0,5,0,6,2,2,1,5,4,3,3,0 to : 45.2505
to : 35.6330
to : 21.4419
to : 23.4594
Accident demand to : 21.7823
to : 37.8754
to : 47.7124
to : 21.9920
to : 48.7390
to : 21.9164

VTotal number of vehicles15ISFLA0,5,3,2,4,6,7,2,0,6,0,1,3,5,0 to : 15.2541
to : 33.8637
to : 16.3454
to : 19.8843
to : 21.4419
Total number of accidents7 to : 12.3566
to : 21.7823
to : 24.0304
to : 25.3758
to : 21.9164
Accident severity to : 13.8316
SFLA1,2,0,7,4,3,7,5,2,6,3,0,6,5,5 to : 31.2925
to : 31.9124
to : 19.4956
to : 19.8843
to : 26.3079
to : 12.3566
Accident demand to : 40.7481
to : 33.6324
to : 24.0304
to : 21.9920
to : 37.1084
to : 13.8316
to : 41.7501

Example no.The total number of feasible solutionsAlgorithmObjective function valueThe average evolution time (s)Success rate (%) in ten runs

I48ISFLA79872.723100
SFLA79872.80930
II510ISFLA811315.643100
SFLA91795.3240
III612ISFLA1024725.534100
SFLA1382425.1630
IV714ISFLA1206197.333100
SFLA1809751.5670
V815ISFLA12947144.199100
SFLA40149101.7860