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Article

Scheduling Method of Demand-Responsive Transit Based on Reservation Considering Vehicle Size and Mileage

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rail Infrastructure Durability and System Safety, Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the State Ministry of Education, College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Caoan Highway, Shanghai 201804, China
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Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(19), 8836; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198836
Submission received: 23 July 2024 / Revised: 11 September 2024 / Accepted: 28 September 2024 / Published: 1 October 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

Abstract

Demand-responsive transit (DRT) is a kind of new public transit tailored to passenger needs that can provide passengers with fast, convenient, and diversified travel services. This paper proposes a scheduling model for demand-responsive transit based on reservations applicable to multi-vehicle task dispatching during the time period. It uses an ant colony algorithm for a solution. The model uses vehicle size and mileage as the optimization objectives while considering practical constraints like multi-vehicle operation, maximum pick-up intervals, etc. The feasibility of the model and the algorithm’s effectiveness are verified using the Shanghai Huyi Highway Demonstration Line as a case study. The results indicate that the model can effectively generate the optimal scheduling plan for DRT, significantly reduce the system’s operating cost, and improve resource utilization efficiency.
Keywords: demand-responsive transit; bus scheduling; ant colony algorithm demand-responsive transit; bus scheduling; ant colony algorithm

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Zhou, X.; Zhang, Y.; Guo, H. Scheduling Method of Demand-Responsive Transit Based on Reservation Considering Vehicle Size and Mileage. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 8836. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198836

AMA Style

Zhou X, Zhang Y, Guo H. Scheduling Method of Demand-Responsive Transit Based on Reservation Considering Vehicle Size and Mileage. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(19):8836. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198836

Chicago/Turabian Style

Zhou, Xuemei, Yunbo Zhang, and Huanwu Guo. 2024. "Scheduling Method of Demand-Responsive Transit Based on Reservation Considering Vehicle Size and Mileage" Applied Sciences 14, no. 19: 8836. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198836

APA Style

Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., & Guo, H. (2024). Scheduling Method of Demand-Responsive Transit Based on Reservation Considering Vehicle Size and Mileage. Applied Sciences, 14(19), 8836. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198836

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