arXiv:2509.14127cs.ROcs.MA2025-09

用中继网络优化多机器人配送,减少50%行驶距离

Relay-Based Coordination for Energy-Efficient Multi-Robot Pickup and Delivery

  • 构建基于沃罗诺伊和斯坦纳树的稀疏中继骨架
  • 相比匈牙利算法平均减少31%行驶距离,最高达50%
  • 适合大规模物流场景,显著提升能效与配送效率

本文研究使用有限载重的同质机器人车队,从单一仓库向多个目标位置配送多个包裹的问题。提出VCST-RCP框架,将机器人间中继作为设计核心,分两阶段进行:(i) 结合沃罗诺伊衍生的交接界面与斯坦纳树优化,构建稀疏中继骨干;(ii) 在容量与服务时间约束下,生成机器人级的取货、中继与交付调度。不同于直接点对点运输,该框架通过共享中继网络组织包裹流,有效减少冗余长距离移动。多尺度实验表明,相比匈牙利分配方法,总车队行驶距离平均降低31%(最高近50%),显著优于OR-Tools CVRP,统计显著性p < 10^{-3}。性能提升带来超过50%的单位里程配送量,直接改善能源利用率。消融实验显示,优化中继位置带来的收益远超仅调整空间划分,证明中继设计是系统性能的关键因素。结果表明,基于中继的协同策略在真实物流场景中具备可扩展性与能效优势。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

We consider the problem of delivering multiple packages from a single depot to distinct goal locations using a homogeneous fleet of robots with limited carrying capacity. We propose VCST-RCP, a Voronoi-Constrained Steiner Tree Relay Coordination Planning framework that explicitly treats inter-robot relays as a design primitive. The approach operates in two stages: (i) constructing a sparse relay backbone by combining Voronoi-derived exchange interfaces with Steiner tree optimization, and (ii) synthesizing robot-level pickup, relay, and delivery schedules under capacity and service-time constraints. Unlike traditional methods that rely on direct source-to-destination transport, our framework organizes package flow through a shared relay network, reducing redundant long-haul motion. Extensive experiments across multiple scales show that VCST-RCP reduces total fleet travel distance by an average of 31% (up to nearly 50%) compared to Hungarian assignment and significantly outperforms OR-Tools CVRP, with statistically significant improvements (p < 10^{-3}). These gains translate into over 50% higher delivery efficiency (packages per kilometer), directly improving energy utilization. An ablation study further reveals that optimizing relay placement yields substantially larger improvements than adapting spatial partitioning alone, establishing relay design as the dominant factor governing system performance. Overall, the results demonstrate that relay-based coordination provides a scalable and effective framework for energy-aware multi-robot delivery in real-world logistics settings.

多机器人协同中继网络配送优化能效提升

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