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Dealing with the Empty Vehicle Movements in Personal Rapid Transit System with Batteries Constraints in a Dynamic Context
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Transportation. Annual, 2017, Vol. 2017
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The Personal Rapid Transit is a new emergent transportation tool. It relies on using a set of small driverless electric vehicles to transport people on demand. Because of the specific on-demand characteristic of the Personal Rapid Transit system, many Personal Rapid Transit vehicles would move empty which results in a high level of wasted transportation capacity. This is enhanced while using Personal Rapid Transit vehicles with limited electric battery capacity. This paper deals with this problem in a real time context while minimizing the set of empty vehicle movements. First, a mathematical formulation to benchmark waiting time of passengers in Personal Rapid Transit systems is proposed. Then, a simulation model that captures the main features of the Personal Rapid Transit system is developed. A decision support system which integrates several real time solution strategies as well as a simulation module is proposed. Our dispatching strategies are evaluated and compared based on our simulation model. The efficiency of our method is tested through extensive test studies.<br />1. Introduction 1.1. Background and Literature Review. PRT could be seen as a sustainable and efficient transportation system that has the potential to overcome issues related to urban mobility. PRT [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01976729
- Volume :
- 2017
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Transportation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.545147711
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8512728