arXiv:2501.08234cs.LGcs.AI2025-01被引 6

用多智能体强化学习优化高铁动态定价,兼顾利润与系统效率。

Dynamic Pricing in High-Speed Railways Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

  • 构建基于非零和马尔可夫博弈的多智能体强化学习框架。
  • 在模拟环境中验证,定价策略显著影响乘客选择与系统整体表现。
  • 适用于研究高铁运营中竞争与协作定价机制的学者与从业者。

本文针对高速铁路行业中动态定价策略设计这一关键挑战,提出一种基于非零和马尔可夫博弈的多智能体强化学习(MARL)框架,结合随机效用模型刻画乘客决策行为。不同于能源、航空和移动网络等领域的研究,深度强化学习在铁路系统动态定价中的应用仍较少。本文核心贡献是设计了一个可参数化且灵活的强化学习仿真环境RailPricing-RL,支持多种铁路网络结构与需求模式,实现微观层面的用户行为建模。该环境支撑所提出的MARL框架,其中异构智能体在追求个体利润最大化的同时,通过协作实现衔接服务的同步。实验结果验证了该框架的有效性,揭示了用户偏好对MARL性能的影响,以及定价政策如何塑造乘客选择、效用与整体系统动态。本研究为提升铁路系统动态定价策略提供了基础,推动盈利与系统效率的协同优化,并为未来定价策略研究提供支持。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

This paper addresses a critical challenge in the high-speed passenger railway industry: designing effective dynamic pricing strategies in the context of competing and cooperating operators. To address this, a multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) framework based on a non-zero-sum Markov game is proposed, incorporating random utility models to capture passenger decision making. Unlike prior studies in areas such as energy, airlines, and mobile networks, dynamic pricing for railway systems using deep reinforcement learning has received limited attention. A key contribution of this paper is a parametrisable and versatile reinforcement learning simulator designed to model a variety of railway network configurations and demand patterns while enabling realistic, microscopic modelling of user behaviour, called RailPricing-RL. This environment supports the proposed MARL framework, which models heterogeneous agents competing to maximise individual profits while fostering cooperative behaviour to synchronise connecting services. Experimental results validate the framework, demonstrating how user preferences affect MARL performance and how pricing policies influence passenger choices, utility, and overall system dynamics. This study provides a foundation for advancing dynamic pricing strategies in railway systems, aligning profitability with system-wide efficiency, and supporting future research on optimising pricing policies.

动态定价多智能体强化学习高铁系统

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