Urban Intelligent Public Transportation System Theory and Methods

Author: Yang Zhaosheng
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The Intelligent Public Transport System (APTS) is a core research area of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and its theoretical foundation is also the basic theory of ITS. APTS primarily realizes dynamic monitoring of public transport vehicles, real-time dispatching, scientific management, and other functions to achieve the goal of improving public transport service levels. This monograph summarizes the author's scientific research achievements in recent years. The theories, models, and methods proposed in the book represent the latest developments in the theoretical research of Intelligent Transportation Systems. The main contents of the book include:
Basic definitions of intelligent public transport systems;
Generation, development, and current research status of intelligent public transport systems in China and abroad;
Structural framework of intelligent public transport systems;
Public transport network optimization models and methods, including a bus frequency estimation model based on genetic algorithms and its applications, as well as fundamental data collection, processing, and transmission technologies for intelligent public transport systems;
Intelligent public transport information query systems;
Passenger volume prediction at bus stops using clustering analysis and stepwise regression analysis;
Proposing a vehicle operation time prediction model between stops based on stochastic queuing theory;
Overall design of intelligent public transport systems;
Automatic scheduling form generation based on BP neural networks, as well as basic technologies for hardware design such as public transport electronic maps, onboard computers, and electronic bus stop signs;
Software design of intelligent public transport systems;
Comparison and evaluation of traditional scheduling methods and intelligent public transport scheduling systems, as well as evaluation simulations of intelligent public transport systems based on VISSIM.
This monograph can serve as a reference for undergraduate students in Transportation Engineering, as well as master's and doctoral students in Transportation Information Engineering and Control, Transportation Planning and Management, and Vehicle Operation Engineering. It is also suitable for researchers and technicians working in fields such as Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transportation Information Engineering and Control, Transportation Planning and Management, and urban public transport companies.