bus holding control strategy at all the rolling horizon stops under possible and impossible overtaking conditions

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1 , M.Sc., Grad., School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, department of civil engineering, Iran university of science and technology.

10.22034/tri.2022.334603.3030

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Transportation systems tend to be unstable and this instability affects the reliability indices of transportation systems. To improve reliability, control strategies can be used. One of the control strategies is holding the buses at the stops. In this study, the holding control strategy in all rolling horizon stops is used. For holding control strategy, two scenarios of possible overtaking and impossible overtaking for the buses are studied. For each of these scenarios, an exclusive mathematical model is presented. In these mathematical models, the effect of holding control strategy on passengers’ waiting time on the bus and at the station is analyzed. Afterward, an example is assumed in order to solve the model, and sensitivity analysis is conducted on some of the model’s parameters. According to the results, employing control strategy leads to a 3-4.5 percent decline in passengers’ waiting time, compared to the state in which no control strategy is implemented.

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Journal of Transportation Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 11 September 2022

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