Research Article

Research on Path Optimization of Vehicle-Drone Joint Distribution considering Customer Priority

Table 2

Parameters.

SymbolDefinition

A vehicle fixed cost
A drone fixed cost
Vehicle unit travel cost
Drone unit flight cost
Vehicle load limit
Drone load limit
The farthest distance a drone can fly in a single trip
Priority of point i
Vehicle travel speed
Drone flight speed
Travelling distance of the vehicle from i to j
Flight distance of the drone from i to j
Customer i demand
A large enough positive integer
The path from i to j does not pass through the no-fly area
The path from i to j does not pass through the restricted area