Linear Bus Holding Model for Real-Time Traffic Network Control

Leonardo G. Hernández-Landa (), Miguel L. Morales-Marroquín (), Romeo Sánchez Nigenda () and Yasmín Á. Ríos-Solís ()
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Leonardo G. Hernández-Landa: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Graduate Program in Systems Engineering
Miguel L. Morales-Marroquín: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Graduate Program in Systems Engineering
Romeo Sánchez Nigenda: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Graduate Program in Systems Engineering
Yasmín Á. Ríos-Solís: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Graduate Program in Systems Engineering

A chapter in Applied Simulation and Optimization, 2015, pp 303-319 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract One of the most annoying problems in urban bus operations is bus bunching, which happens when two or more buses arrive at a stop nose to tail. Bus bunching reflects an unreliable service that affects transit operations by increasing passenger-waiting times. This work proposes a linear mathematical programming model that establishes bus holding times at certain stops along a transit corridor to avoid bus bunching. Our approach needs real-time input, so we simulate a transit corridor and apply our mathematical model to the data generated. Thus, the inherent variability of a transit system is considered by the simulation, while the optimization model takes into account the key variables and constraints of the bus operation. Our methodology reduces overall passenger-waiting times efficiently given our linear programming model, with the characteristic of applying control intervals just every 5 min.

Keywords: Travel Time; Hold Time; Linear Programming Model; Rolling Horizon; Tardiness Penalty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15033-8_10

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