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Table 1 Some symbolic variables used in the model

From: Reinforcement learning empowered multi-AGV offloading scheduling in edge-cloud IIoT

Notation

Description

M, m

Total number of AGVs, m \(\in \{1,2,3,...,M\}\)

N, n

Total number of ESes, n \(\in \{1,2,3,...,N\}\)

v

Driving speed of AGVs

\(L_{total}^m,L_{i,j}^m\)

The distance traveled by the m-th AGV in one cycle and the distance from point i to point j

\({Task}^m\)

Total number of tasks carried by the m-th AGV in one cycle

\(T_m\)

Total time spent by the m-th AGV in one cycle including loading/offloading tasks and traveling

\(t_m^{on}\)

The time spent by the m-th AGV to load tasks at the starting point

\(t_m^{mov}\)

Travel time of the m-th AGV

\(t_m^{off}\)

Task offloading time of the m-th AGV

\(I_m\)

Starting point of the m-th AGV

\(D_m\)

End point of the m-th AGV

\(|D_m-I_m|\)

Number of ESes that the m-th AGV passes from the beginning to the end

\(C_n\)

The capacity of n-th ES

\(E_n\)

Processing efficiency of n-th ES

\({Task}^m_i\)

Number of tasks offloaded by the m-th AGV at the i-th ES

\(C_i^m\)

Available capacity of the i-th ES when the m-th AGV passes through the i-th ES

\({RT}_i^m\)

Number of tasks allocated on the i-th ES for the remaining tasks of the m-th AGV

\({RC}_i^m\)

Remaining available resources of the i-th ES in the m-th AGV path