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Journal of ZheJiang University (Engineering Science)  2026, Vol. 60 Issue (10): 2236-2246    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2026.10.016
    
Heterogeneous hierarchical task offloading and resource optimization for Smart Internet of Vehicles
Xianzhi LAI(),Fan YANG,Jie HUANG*(),Chengbo YU,Xingxing LI
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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Abstract  

Research was conducted on task heterogeneity and hierarchical dependencies, in order to enhance the real-time performance of multi-task processing, improve resource scheduling efficiency, and control energy consumption in smart vehicular networks. An efficient task offloading and resource allocation algorithm based on deep deterministic policy gradients was proposed. A hypergraph structure was adopted to extract task dependency features, through which complex inter-task relationships were characterized. A queueing mechanism integrating task priority and latency constraints was introduced, and a centralized training with decentralized execution architecture was employed to improve policy stability, enabling real-time offloading decisions and resource allocation. A cooperative optimization model was further constructed based on a multi-agent deep deterministic policy gradient framework, where edge computing load, wireless network conditions, and task deadlines were jointly incorporated into the design of the state space and reward function. Simulation results showed that the proposed algorithm can detect node computing power bottlenecks in real time based on network changes and generate scheduling strategies that meet the requirements of low latency, high reliability, and low energy consumption. Compared with existing algorithms, the proposed method reduced task scheduling latency by 18.17%, increased resource utilization by 13.21%, and lowered average energy consumption by 21.73% on average. These results demonstrate that the method exhibits superior performance in multi-task scheduling and resource optimization.



Key wordsInternet of Vehicles      resource allocation      edge computing      task offloading      hypergraph     
Received: 09 August 2025      Published: 28 July 2026
CLC:  TN 929.5  
  TP 181  
Fund:  国家自然科学基金资助项目(62301094);重庆市技术创新与应用发展专项重大项目(CSTB2024TIAD-STX0034);重庆市教育委员会科技研究计划资助项目(KJQN202201157,KJQN202301135);重庆理工大学科研创新团队培育计划资助项目(2023TDZ003).
Corresponding Authors: Jie HUANG     E-mail: 1207075676@qq.com;huangjie_cq@cqut.edu.cn
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Xianzhi LAI,Fan YANG,Jie HUANG,Chengbo YU,Xingxing LI. Heterogeneous hierarchical task offloading and resource optimization for Smart Internet of Vehicles. Journal of ZheJiang University (Engineering Science), 2026, 60(10): 2236-2246.

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https://www.zjujournals.com/eng/10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2026.10.016     OR     https://www.zjujournals.com/eng/Y2026/V60/I10/2236


面向智能车联网的异构分层任务卸载与资源优化

为了提升智能车联网中多任务处理的实时性、资源调度效率和能耗控制水平,针对任务的异构特性与分层依赖关系开展研究,提出基于深度确定性策略梯度的高效任务卸载与资源分配算法. 采用超图结构提取任务依赖特征,以刻画任务间复杂关联关系. 引入融合优先级及时延约束的排队机制,并采用集中训练与分布执行架构,提高策略稳定性,实现卸载决策与资源分配的实时输出. 利用多智能体深度确定性策略梯度框架构,结合边缘节点算力负载、无线网络状态与任务截止期限设计状态空间与奖励函数,以实现协同优化. 仿真结果表明,所提算法能够根据网络变化实时感知节点算力瓶颈,生成调度策略满足低延迟、高可靠及低能耗要求. 与现有算法相比,所提算法的任务调度完成时延平均降低18.17%,资源利用效率平均提升13.21%,平均能耗降低 21.73%. 实验结果证明了所提方法在多任务调度与资源优化方面具有优越性能.


关键词: 车联网,  资源分配,  边缘计算,  任务卸载,  超图 
Fig.1 SIoV system model
因子$ {\ell}_{1} $与因子$ {\ell}_{2} $相比$f_{ {\ell}_{1} {\ell}_{2} } $
同等重要1
比较重要5
绝对重要9
其他2, 4, 6, 8···
Tab.1 Importance comparison factor
Fig.2 Task scheduling example
Fig.3 Hypergraph model based on task dependency
Fig.4 BR-MADDPG algorithm framework
参数
Actor网络学习率$ {\text{lr}}_{{\mathrm{a}}} $$ 1\times {10}^{-5} $
Critic网络学习率$ {\text{lr}}_{{\mathrm{c}}} $$ 1\times {10}^{-3} $
任务数$ {U}_{i} $$ 3 $
车辆数$ N+M $$ [6,8,10] $
边缘服务器最大计算资源$ {R}_{{\mathrm{B}}}/\text{GHz} $$ 30 $
车联网最大计算资源$ {R}_{{\mathrm{v}}}/\text{MHz} $$ 3 $
带宽$ {B}_{n}/\text{MHz} $$ 5 $
随机动作概率$ {\varepsilon }_{t} $$ 0.2 $
噪声衰减率$ {\gamma }_{N} $$ 0.2 $
折扣因子$ \gamma /\text{kb} $$ 0.99 $
任务大小$ {\boldsymbol{s}}_{n}^{i} $$ [100,150] $
任务复杂度$ c_{nv}^{i}/{\mathrm{cycle}}/{\mathrm{byte}} $$ 1250 $
软更新系数$ \tau $$ 0.005 $
小批量抽样数$ {B} $$ 128 $
经验池容量大小$ 1\times {10}^{6} $
传输功率$ {p}^{t}/\text{mW} $$ 200 $
任务依赖关系层数$ [0,3] $
神经网络层数$ 4 $
神经元个数$ 256,\;128 $
任务优先级权重$ f_{\ell}^{i} $$ [1,9] $
Tab.2 Simulation parameters
Fig.5 Convergence comparison under different learning rates
Fig.6 Comparison of average task delays under different numbers of vehicles
Fig.7 Comparison of resource utilization under different numbers of vehicles
Fig.8 Comparison of average energy consumption under different numbers of vehicles
Fig.9 Average high-priority task completion rate under different numbers of vehicles
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