DUAL-MODE TRANSIT SYSTEM HAVING DEMAND SERVICE, SCHEDULED SERVICE, AND A DYNAMICALLY ADAPTIVE CYCLE ROUTE POLICY

A dual-mode transit is assumed in which in mode one a vehicle is driven on city streets by an operator and in mode two the vehicle enters a guideway system to travel under automatic control. The system offers point-to-point demand service, scheduled service, and a service called cycle route policy (CRP). The CRP dynamically recomputes routes and allots vehicles to routes in response to changes in link travel times and demand. Each passenger travels a minimum-time route from origin to destination. The vehicle paths are cycles. Every origin-destination (trip) pair generates a cycle consisting of the minimum-time route from origin to destination and return. In this process several pairs may generate the same cycle. The cycle routes are the distinct members in the set of cycles so formed. The number of vehicles circulating on each cycle is adequate both to service all passenger requests for trips that are generators of the cycle and to provide at least a minimum frequency of service. The three types of service are compared with respect to cost and the demand conditions for which each is appropriate. A vehicle management system that uses all three types of service simultaneously is recommended. The method applies to vehicle paths on or off guideway. /Author/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Winfield, David H
• Conference:
  • Conference on Dual-Mode Transportation
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1974-5-29 to 1974-5-31
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: p 81
• Monograph Title: Dual-mode transportation
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 170
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Dual mode transportation systems; Guideways; Level of service; Manual control; Origin and destination; Routing; Trip generation; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Service
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149252
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 15 1977 12:00AM