Parallel Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) operation management system based on ACP approach

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is an effective way to increase urban traffic capacity. But its operation and scheduling optimization are difficult. In this article, Parallel BRT Operation Management System (PBOMS) is constructed based on ACP approach. It can detect the passenger´s quantity on station platforms in real-time, traffic flow besides stations or at intersections, and the queuing length of vehicles on the road lines. It can provide short-term passenger and traffic saturation prediction in order to arrange transportation management more accurately to relieve the congestion. It can assess, improve and optimize the emergency management during holidays, public events, accidents and other emergency situations. It can improve the quality of real-time scheduling functions by using the measurement results detected from traffic videos, and so on. This system has been piloted in Guangzhou Zhongshan Avenue BRT, which was applied for BRT´s monitoring, warning, forecasting, emergency management, real-time scheduling and other purposes, to improve Guangzhou BRT´s smoothness, safety, efficiency and reliability.