DocumentCode :
2522532
Title :
Evaluation of Dynamic Transfer Nodes for Distributed Cooperative On-Demand Transportation
Author :
Duchon, Markus ; Sommer, David ; Dürr, Michael
Author_Institution :
Corp. Technol., Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
fYear :
2011
fDate :
5-8 Sept. 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
5
Abstract :
In general, passenger transportation systems for urban areas utilize fixed routes and durable schedules. This paradigm works well for static environments and rather constant customer movement patterns. However, whether or not required, actual demands at busy times are often neglected or compensated by tighter schedules. Demand responsive transport services are an alternative to the static approach whereby the transport system adjusts e.g. the service frequency to current demands. In our previous work we introduced dynamic transfer nodes to leverage on-demand transportation services in terms of scalability and service quality. Thereby, vehicles exchange their current passenger lists, cluster these lists according to passenger destinations, and estimate whether an opportunity to transfer passengers between vehicles can help to reduce the overall travel time. In this paper we present an evaluation based on different city morphologies utilizing different passenger demand models. We extended our simulation environment for the application of OpenStreetMap data, appropriate routing functionality, depots, and a demand dependent dynamic fleet size.
Keywords :
cooperative communication; traffic engineering computing; transportation; constant customer movement pattern; demand dependent dynamic transfer node; demand responsive transport service quality; distributed cooperative on-demand transportation service; passenger demand model; passenger destination; routing functionality; transport system; urban area; Cities and towns; Roads; Routing; Schedules; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
ISSN :
1090-3038
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8328-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2011.6093042
Filename :
6093042
Link To Document :
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