Architecture of logistics system finding fellow-travellers for drivers

The paper describes an architecture of the logistics system based on application of the smart space idea to finding fellow-travelers for drivers. The ontology formed by mobile devices of the system participants and interconnections between them are presented. The paper also describes algorithms for finding appropriate fellow-travelers for drivers as well as definition of the pick-up and drop-off points meeting requirements of both drivers and passengers. Due to the rather large dimension of the problem, the usage of heuristics significantly reducing the dimension of the task is proposed. To demonstrate the possibilities of the architecture and its underlying components, the software prototype of this system has been developed and described.