 A passenger distribution analysis model for the perceived time of airplane boarding/deboarding, utilizing an ex-Gaussian distributionAyako Miura and Katsuhiro Nishinari Journal of Air Transport Management, 2017, vol. 59, issue C, 44-49 Abstract: This study focused on modeling the perceived time of boarding/deboarding. We conducted an experiment to understand how passengers in the study assessed boarding/deboarding times. According to the results of the analysis, the passenger distribution that took a ratio between perceived time and measured time as a variable was positively skewed. This distribution indicated that the proportion of the passengers for whom perceived time was longer than measured time varied depending on the experimental conditions. Based on this analysis, we have employed an ex-Gaussian distribution to develop a model. The model has revealed that the parameter Ï„, which expressed the length of the ex-Gaussian distribution tail, varied depending on the load factor, seat pitch, and boarding/deboarding methods. By changing these factors, it will be possible to shorten perceived time for certain passengers whose perceived time of boarding/deboarding is longer than measured time. Keywords: Time perception; Airplane boarding; Ex-Gaussian distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:59:y:2017:i:c:p:44-49 DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2016.11.010 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Air Transport Management is currently edited by Anne Graham More articles in Journal of Air Transport Management from Elsevier |
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