Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy Ratios
Determining the best timetable for vehicles in a public transportation (PT) network is a complex problem, especially because it is just necessary to consider the requirements and satisfaction of passengers as the requirements of transportation companies. In this paper, a model of the PT timetabling...
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| author | Ivana Hartmann Tolić Emmanuel Karlo Nyarko Avishai (Avi) Ceder |
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| description | Determining the best timetable for vehicles in a public transportation (PT) network is a complex problem, especially because it is just necessary to consider the requirements and satisfaction of passengers as the requirements of transportation companies. In this paper, a model of the PT timetabling problem which takes into consideration the passenger waiting time (PWT) at a station and the vehicle occupancy ratio (VOR) is proposed. The solution aims to minimize PWT and maximize VOR. Due to the large search space of the problem, we use a multiobjective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) algorithm to arrive at the solution of the problem. The results of the proposed method are compared with similar results from the existing literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c942f26733474313b1ebf05993f444842022-12-22T04:19:49ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922020-02-019236010.3390/electronics9020360electronics9020360Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy RatiosIvana Hartmann Tolić0Emmanuel Karlo Nyarko1Avishai (Avi) Ceder2Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaDepartment of Computer Engineering and Automation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaTransportation Research Institute, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Haifa 32000, IsraelDetermining the best timetable for vehicles in a public transportation (PT) network is a complex problem, especially because it is just necessary to consider the requirements and satisfaction of passengers as the requirements of transportation companies. In this paper, a model of the PT timetabling problem which takes into consideration the passenger waiting time (PWT) at a station and the vehicle occupancy ratio (VOR) is proposed. The solution aims to minimize PWT and maximize VOR. Due to the large search space of the problem, we use a multiobjective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) algorithm to arrive at the solution of the problem. The results of the proposed method are compared with similar results from the existing literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/2/360optimization modelstimetablepassenger waiting timevehicle occupancy ratio |
| spellingShingle | Ivana Hartmann Tolić Emmanuel Karlo Nyarko Avishai (Avi) Ceder Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy Ratios Electronics optimization models timetable passenger waiting time vehicle occupancy ratio |
| title | Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy Ratios |
| title_full | Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy Ratios |
| title_fullStr | Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy Ratios |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy Ratios |
| title_short | Optimization of Public Transport Services to Minimize Passengers’ Waiting Times and Maximize Vehicles’ Occupancy Ratios |
| title_sort | optimization of public transport services to minimize passengers waiting times and maximize vehicles occupancy ratios |
| topic | optimization models timetable passenger waiting time vehicle occupancy ratio |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/2/360 |
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