| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R32604/01 |
| Title: |
Transport Interchange Optimisation (Tico) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Goodman, Dr CJ |
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| Department: |
Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 July 2001 |
Ends: |
30 September 2002 |
Value (£): |
60,318
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The proposed research aims to investigate the feasibility of generating a generic optimisation model for traffic flow at public transport interchanges. The model would allow transport operators to decide whether it would be strategically advantageous to wait for all modes of transport to reach the interchange before the departure of an important service. If a service is delayed for any reason, it is also necessary to give a priority index to the service and ensure that the service is dispatched on the most efficient route with preference over lower priority services. The generic model should therefore enable decision support (or on-line real-time control) capabilities for routing of services, especially where there are a finite number of routes available, as in track based modes (i.e. metro, tram, passenger and freight rail). This could include the dispatch of reserve services where they can be made available. The implementation would take the form of distributed, embedded and accelerated simulations that would be able to give real-time modelling of the disrupted service(s). Weighting factors could then be taken into account in order to generate an optimal outcome. The necessary inputs to such a system would be taken from traditional control centres and the recently developed bus and tram position reporting systems, which are being used to improve the regulation of these services in some major European cities, including London.
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