DYNAMICAL TRANSITIONS TO CHAOTIC AND PERIODIC MOTIONS OF TWO SHUTTLE BUSES

This paper studies the dynamic behavior of 2 buses on a route where 2 buses shuttle between a starting point and a destination. A dynamic model for the 2 shuttle buses is given. When a bus catches another, the bus restarts after delay time T/sub min/. The distinct dynamic states (regular, periodic, and chaotic motions) are found by varying both loading parameter mu gamma and delay time T/sub min/. It is shown that dynamic transitions occur from the regular motion, through multiply periodic motions, to the chaotic motion, with increase of loading parameter mu gamma and delay time T/sub min/. The Lyapunov exponent and time-series plot are calculated for the chaotic motion.

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• Authors:
  • Nagatani, T
• Publication Date: 2003-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 568-578
• Serial:
  • Physica A
  • Volume: 319
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0378-4371

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Bus transit operations; Dynamic models; Routes and routing; Schedules and scheduling; Shuttle buses
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941016
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 2003 12:00AM