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Non-periodic Subway Scheduling that Minimizes Operational Cost and Passenger Waiting Time

  • Hong, YunWoo;Chung, Yerim;Min, YunHong
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.23 no.8
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    • pp.133-142
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    • 2018
  • Subway metro scheduling is one of the most important problems impacting passenger convenience today. To operate efficiently, the Seoul metro uses regular, periodic schedules for all lanes, both north and southbound. However, many past studies suggest that non-periodic scheduling would better optimize costs. Since the Seoul metro is continuously facing a deficit, adopting a non-periodic schedule may be necessary. Two objectives are presented; the first, to minimize the average passengers' waiting time, and the second, to minimize total costs, the sum of the passenger waiting time, and the operational costs. In this paper, we use passenger smart card data and a precise estimation of transfer times. To find the optimal time-table, a genetic algorithm is used to find the best solution for both objectives. Using Python 3.5 for the analysis, for the first objective, we are able to reduce the average waiting time, even when there are fewer trains. For the second objective, we are able to save about 4.5 thousand USD with six fewer trains.

A Effects of Passenger's Time Saving on Express Subway Systems (급행지하철 도입에 따른 승객통행시간 절감효과에 관한 연구)

  • 김경철;김원호
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 1998.05a
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    • pp.160-171
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    • 1998
  • Express subway system is one of the effective systems adapting to improve service level. Express trains make fewer passenger stop, using a double track or a bypass track, than local trains which served all stations, Express service has been very popular with passengers who travel uninterrupted between terminals, but is has generated some dissatisfaction among passengers who experience longer waiting time on stations. This study aims at proposing the methodology to analyze changes of travel pattern in subway system adapting the express service and to estimate the time saving effects resulting from the installation of the express system. This methodology is evaluated in the fifth line under an assumpt ion that express subway system are adapted. Based on the results of the case study, the following conclusions are made: First, express system reduce a total travel time of 13% or above. Second, shorter headway of express trains increases the time saving effects on subway system. although it requests more waiting time to local train passenger. Third, an installation of Express system to Seoul subway system can augment subway demand in seoul metropolitan area.

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Development of an Algorithm for Minimization of Passengers' Waiting Time Using Smart Card Data (교통카드 데이터를 이용한 버스 승객 대기시간 최소화 알고리즘 개발)

  • Jeon, Sangwoo;Lee, Jeongwoo;Jun, Chulmin
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.65-75
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    • 2014
  • Bus headway plays an important role not only in determining the passenger waiting time and bus service quality, but also in influencing the bus operation cost and passenger demand. Previous research on headway control has considered only an hourly difference in the distribution of ridership between peak and non-peak hours. However, this approach is too simple to help manage ridership demand fluctuations in a short time scale; thus passengers' waiting cost will be generated when ridership demand exceeds the supply of bus services. Moreover, bus ridership demand varies by station location and traffic situation. To address this concern, we propose a headway control algorithm for minimizing the waiting time cost by using Smart Card data. We also provide proof of the convergence of the algorithm to the desired headway allocation using a set of preconditions of political waiting time guarantees and available fleet constraints. For model verification, the data from the No. 143 bus line in Seoul were used. The results show that the total savings in cost totaled approximately 600,000 won per day when we apply the time-value cost of waiting time. Thus, we can expect that cost savings will be more pronounced when the algorithm is applied to larger systems.

Computer simulation of passenger flow (컴퓨터 시뮬레이션에 의한 이용객의 교통에 관한 연구)

  • 차균현
    • 전기의세계
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.35-44
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    • 1978
  • In this paper the best way of servicing to the waiting guests at the Express Bus Terminal, is to determined by the computer simulation. The mathematical model for the waiting guests is formulated with the statistics data by researching the waiting lines of the guests at the guests at the specified Express Bus Terminal. The waiting phenomena is simulated using Monte Carlo method to decide the proper number of window and the time for servicing. Finally it present the way of the improvement of service with the good results of simulation.

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Optimal Traffic Cycle using Fuzzy Look up Table Method (퍼지 Look up Table 방식을 이용한 최적신호주기산출)

  • 박종국;진현수;홍유식
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 1996.10a
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    • pp.198-207
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    • 1996
  • Electro sensitive traffic system can't consider passenger car unit, so, it causes start up delay time and passenger waiting time. In this paper, it antecedently creates optimal traffic cycle of passenger car unit at the bottom traffic intersection. But, sometimes it can make mistakes due to changes in car weight, car speed, and control of feed-back data. Moreover, to prevent spillback, it can adapt control even though upper traffic intersection has a different saturation rate, road length, road slope and road width.

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Determination of Optimal Traffic Signal Cycle using Neural Network (신경망을 이용한 최적 교통신호주기 결정)

  • 홍유식;박종국
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.51-62
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    • 1996
  • Electro sensitive traffic system can not consider passenger car unit, so it causes start up delay time and passenger waiting time. In this paper, it antecedently creates passenger car unit at the bottom intersection using neural network. But, sometimes it can make mistakes due to changes in car weight, car speed, and passing area. Therefore, it consequently reduces the car waiting time and start-up delay time using fuzzy control of feed-back data. Moreover, to prevent spillback, it can adapt control even though upper traffic intersection has a different saturation rate, road length, road slope and road width.

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The Effect of Waiting Environment of Airline Service on Perceived Waiting Time and Service Quality (항공사 서비스 과정의 대기환경이 지각된 대기시간 및 서비스 결과품질에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ji-Young;Han, Hee-Eun;Choi, Seong-Woo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.575-585
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    • 2016
  • This study aimed to prove that the effect of waiting environment on perceived waiting time and service quality evaluation of airline service procedure. Survey was conducted by questionnaires that were distributed to international airlines passengers who arrived at the airport. Totally, 300 samples were circulated, and 231 samples among those were collected. According to the results, the suggested hypotheses were accepted except the regulation effect of waiting acceptability. Physical environment has positive effect on the airport and boarding gate, and human environment has more positive effect in-flight service procedure. Thus, variables are correlated among waiting environment, perceived waiting time, and service quality evaluation of airline service. Acceptability as moderating variable has no effect due to passenger's pre awareness of estimated arrival and departure travel time certainly. At the end of this study, the results of this research can be conjugable on the airline industry, however, some limitations should be discussed by further study directions.

Bus stop passenger waiting simulation considering transfer passengers: A case study at Cheongju Intercity Bus Terminal (환승객을 고려한 버스 정류장 승객 대기 시뮬레이션: 청주 시외 버스 터미널 정류장 사례 연구)

  • Lee, Jongsung
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.217-228
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    • 2021
  • After the integrated fare system has been applied, public transportation and transfer traffic increased. As a result, transfer passengers must be considered in the operation of the bus. Although previous studies have limitations due to utilizing deterministic mathematical models, which fails to reflect the stochastic movements of passengers and buses, in this study, a more realistic bus stop micro-simulation model is proposed. Based on the proposed simulation model, we represent the relationship between bus arrival interval and passenger wait time as a regression model and empirically show the differences between the cases with and without transfer passengers. Also, we propose a method converting passenger waiting time to cost and find optimal bus arrival interval based on the converted cost. It is expected the proposed method enables bottom-up decision making reflecting practical situation.

Real Time Traffic Signal Plan using Neural Network

  • Choi Myeong-Bok;Hong You-Sik
    • International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.360-366
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    • 2005
  • In the past, when there were few vehicles on the road, the T.O.D.(Time of Day) traffic signal worked very well. The T.O.D. signal operates on a preset signal cycling which cycles on the basis of the average number of average passenger cars in the memory device of an electric signal unit. Now days, with increasing many vehicles on restricted roads, the conventional traffic light creates startup-delay time and end-lag-time. The conventional traffic light loses the function of optimal cycle. And so, $30-45\%$ of conventional traffic cycle is not matched to the present traffic cycle. In this paper we proposes electro sensitive traffic light using fuzzy look up table method which will reduce the average vehicle waiting time and improve average vehicle speed. Computer simulation results prove that reducing the average vehicle waiting time which proposed considering passing vehicle length for optimal traffic cycle is better than fixed signal method which doesn't consider vehicle length.

Intelligent Traffic Light using Fuzzy Neural Network

  • Park, Myeong-Bok;You-Sik, Hong
    • International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.66-71
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    • 2003
  • In the past, when there were few vehicles on the road, the T.O.D.(Time of Day) traffic signal worked very well. The T.O.D. signal operates on a preset signal cycling which cycles on the basis of the average number of average passenger cars in the memory device of an electric signal unit. Today, with increasing traffic and congested roads, the conventional traffic light creates startup-delay time and end lag time so that thirty to forty-five percent efficiency in traffic handling is lost, as well as adding to fuel costs. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a new concept of optimal green time algorithm, which reduces average vehicle waiting time while improving average vehicle speed using fuzzy rules and neural networks. Through computer simulation, this method has been proven to be much more efficient than fixed time interval signals. Fuzzy Neural Network will consistanly improve average waiting time, vehicle speed, and fuel consumption.