Evaluation of a Hierarchical Cooperative Transport System Using Demand Responsive Bus on a Dynamic Simulation
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- UEHARA Kazuki
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus
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- AKAMINE Yuhei
- Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
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- TOMA Naruaki
- Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
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- NEROME Moeko
- Department of Economics, Okinawa International University
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- ENDO Satoshi
- Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
Abstract
This paper describes a hierarchical and cooperative transport system with demand responsive buses to improve service quality of public transport system in city area and its suburbs. To provide the demand responsive buses generally requires planning route and schedule called dial-a-ride problem. However, the problem complexity increases with the increasing of the number of requests. Therefore, we propose the hierarchical and cooperative transport system. Framework of the system can reduce scale of the problem by grouping customers. We have evaluated the proposed system on a static simulation and a dynamic microscopic simulation. The simulation result has shown the system could improve service quality by reducing customer's load. Moreover, the result of the dynamic simulation have provided the detailed features of the system.
Journal
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- IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences
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IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences E99.A (1), 310-318, 2016
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers