低空经济下eVTOL起降场拍卖机制设计

    Design of an Auction Mechanism for eVTOL Vertiports in the Low-altitude Economy

    • 摘要: 在全球科技与产业变革背景下,低空经济已成为重塑区域竞争力的战略制高点。然而,针对电动垂直起降飞行器(electric vertical take-off and landing, eVTOL)起降场分配与定价的运营管理问题,现有研究尚缺乏系统深入的探讨。鉴于此,本文设计了一种既能提升社会总福利,又能激励真实报价并防止市场垄断的分配定价机制,以深圳市为案例,构建了一个基于Vickrey-Clarke-Groves (VCG) 拍卖理论的eVTOL起降场分配模型。通过实验仿真,比较一次性组合拍卖(one-shot VCG auction, O-VCG)与分区域序贯拍卖(sequential VCG auction, S-VCG)在多种市场环境下的性能,重点考察起降场数量、运营商投标行为、跨区域组合偏好及区域划分粒度对资源配置效率的影响。实验结果表明,最优拍卖机制的选择依赖于市场环境与代理人特征:1)拍卖机制(尤其是S-VCG)在社会福利方面优于固定定价机制,后者虽能提升短期平台收益,但会降低运营商利润与市场参与度;2)分区域拍卖在多数场景下更具鲁棒性,S-VCG在平台收益方面全面优于O-VCG,且在资源充裕或投标活跃时社会福利更高。3)区域划分存在最优粒度:区域数量增加会先促进后抑制社会福利,表明需在激发竞争与保障匹配效率间寻求平衡。本研究为低空经济监管机构提供了基于拍卖理论的科学资源配置工具与决策依据,证实机制设计在解决复杂空域资源管理问题中具备巨大潜力。

       

      Abstract: Against the backdrop of global technological and industrial transformation, the low-altitude economy has emerged as a strategic frontier for reshaping regional competitiveness. However, existing studies offer no thorough investigation into the operational management issues associated with the allocation and pricing of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vertiports. To address this gap, this paper designs an allocation and pricing mechanism that enhances social welfare, incentivizes truthful bidding, and mitigates market monopolization. An eVTOL vertiport allocation model based on Vickrey-Clarke-Groves (VCG) auction theory is developed, with Shenzhen as a case study. Through experimental simulations, the performance of the one-shot VCG auction (O-VCG) and the partitioned sequential VCG auction (S-VCG) is compared across various market environments, with focus on the impact of vertiport quantity, operator bidding behavior, cross-regional package preferences, and regional partition granularity on allocation efficiency. Experimental results demonstrate that the optimal auction mechanism depends on the market environment and agent characteristics. (1) Auction mechanisms, especially the S-VCG auction, outperform fixed pricing mechanisms in terms of social welfare. Although fixed pricing may increase short-term platform revenue, it reduces operator profits and market participation. (2) Partitioned auctions show greater robustness across most scenarios where S-VCG comprehensively outperforms O-VCG in platform revenue and achieves higher social welfare when resources are sufficient or bidding activity is high. (3) An optimal granularity exists for regional partition. Increasing regional quantity initially promotes but eventually suppresses social welfare, indicating the need to balance competition incentives with matching efficiency. This study provides low-altitude economy regulators with a scientific resource allocation tool and decision basis based on the auction theory, and confirms the substantial potential of mechanism design to address complex airspace resource management problems.

       

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