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| TRAN 705 - Mass Transportation Systems | Fall 2015 | |
| Text: | Vuchic, Vukan, Urban Transit Operations, Planning, and
Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005, ISBN# 978-0-471-63265-8 |
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| Instructor: | Dr. Steven Chien. Office: 280 Tiernan Hall,
Phone# 973-596-6083 Monday 4-6 PM or by appt. e-mail: chien@njit.edu Web:: http://web.njit.edu/~chien/ |
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| Date | Topic |
Reading |
| 9/7 |
Introduction Research Topics in Mass Transportation Systems |
Class Notes Class Notes |
| 9/14 | Deterministic vs. Probabilistic Models Mass Transportation Problems in Probabilistic Theory | Class Notes Ref. 15 |
| 9/21 | Travel Time, Delay, and Reliability Vehicle and Passenger Arrival Distributions |
Ref. 11, 18, 19 Ref. 17, Ch. 1 |
| 9/28 | Mass Transportation Systems Costs Modeling Mass Transportation Systems |
Class Notes Ref. 16 |
| 10/5 | Term Project Discussion | |
| 10/12 | Mass Transportation Problems in Queuing Theory Transportation Systems Analysis and Evaluation |
Class Notes Ref. 8, Ch.3 |
| 10/19 | System Optimization Optimization Algorithms |
Ref. 1,2 Ref. 6, 16 |
| 10/26 | Demand Forecasting and Analysis, System Equilibrium |
Ref. 12, Ch.11 Class Notes |
| 11/2 | Midterm Exam | |
| 11/9 | Characteristics of Dynamic Systems Case Study - Application of Micro Stimulation Models Simulation Models | Ref. 3, 9, 10, 11 Ref. 5,7 |
| 11/16 | Operational Control in Mass Transportation Systems Case Study - Schedule and Headway Control |
Ref. 9 Ch. 4 |
| 11/23 | Para-transit Systems Case Study - Location/Routing/Scheduling Problems | Ref. 8 Ref. 14 |
| 11/30 | System Integration and Coordination Intermodal Transit Networks - Timed Transfer | Ref. 2, 13 Ref. 10 |
| 12/7 | Term Project Presentation | |
| 12/15 | Term Project Due |
Grading:
Homework 25%
Midterm Exam 35%
Term Project 40%
Course Description
The course provides the basic introduction to the field of mass transportation systems planning and analysis. Approaches provided in this course will be applicable to many different mass transportation systems problems. The approaches will corporate concepts from economics, engineering, operations research, and public policy analysis. Enough numerical examples will be provided to build understanding of the concepts and to indicate how they can be applied in practice to various modes and problems.
Reference Papers:
1. Steven Chien and Paul Schonfeld, "Optimization of Urban Grid Transit System in Heterogeneous Urban Environmental," J. of Transp. Engrg., ASCE , Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 28~35, Jan/Feb 1997.
2. Steven Chien and Paul Schonfeld, "Joint Optimization of a Rail Transit Line and its Feeder Bus System," J. of Advanced Transp., Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 253-284, Fall/Winter 1998.
3. Steven Chien, Shoarb Chowdhury, Kyriacos Mouskos, and Yuqing Ding, "Enhancements of the CORSIM Model in Simulating Transit Vehicle Operations," J. of Transp. Engrg., ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 5, pp 396~404, Sep/Oct 2000.
4. Steven Chien and Zhaowei Yang, "Optimal Feeder Bus Routes with Irregular Street Networks," J. of Advanced Transp., Vol. 34, No. 2, pp 213~248, Summer 2000.
5. Steven Chien, Yuqing Ding, and, Noreen Zayas, "Microscopic Simulation of Bus Transit Operations - Bus Rt. #39 of New Jersey Transit," TRR No. 1731, pp. 104 ~ 111, 2001.
6. Steven Chien, Zhaowei Yang, and Edwin Hou, "A Genetic Algorithm Approach for Transit Route Planning and Design," J. of Transp. Engrg., ASCE, Vol. 127, No. 3, pp 200~207, 2001.
7. Steven Chien, Kyriacos Mouskos, and Shoaib Chowdhury, "Generating Driver Population for the Microscopic Simulation Model (CORSIM)," Simulation, Vol. 76, No.1, pp 40 ~ 45, Jan 2001.
8. Steven Chien, Lazar Spasovic, Renu Chhonkar, and Spyridon Elefsiniotis, "Evaluation of Feeder Bus Systems with Probabilistic Time-Varying Demands and Non-Additive Time Costs," TRR No. 1760, pp. 47~55, 2002.
9. Yuqing Ding and Steven Chien, "Improving Transit Service Quality and Headway Regularity with Real-Time Control," TRR No. 1760, pp 161 ~ 170, December 2001.
10. Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien, "Dynamic Vehicle Dispatching at Intermodal Transfer Stations," TRR No. 1753, pp 61~68, December 2001.
11. Steven Chien, Yuqing Ding, and Chien-hung Wei, "Dynamic Bus Arrival Time Prediction using Artificial Neural Networks," J. of Transp. Engrg., ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp 429~438, September/October 2002.
12. Steven Chien and Lazar Spasovic, "Optimization of Grid Bus Transit Systems with Elastic Demand," J. of Advanced Transp., Vol. 36, No. 1, pp 63~91, September 2002.
13. Steven Chien and Shoaib Chowdhury, "Intermodal Transit System Coordination," J. of Transp. Planning and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp 257~288, December, 2002.
14. Steven Chien, Branislav Dimitrijevic, and Lazar Spasovic, "Optimization of Bus Route Planning in Urbam Commuter Networks," J. of Public Transp., Vol. 6, No.1, pp 53~80, 2003
15. Rajat Rajbhandari, Steven Chien, and Janice Daniel, "Development of Statistic Models for Estimating Bus Dwell Times with AVL/APC Data," TRR, 2003.
16. Steven Chien, Chuck Tsai, and Edwin Hou, "Optimization of Multi-Route Feeder Bus Service - An Application of GIS," TRR, 2003.
17. Jaikrishna Patraik, Steven Chien, and Athanassios Bladikas, "Prediction of Bus Arrival Times with AVL/APC Data," J. of Public Transp., 2003.
18. Mei Chen, Xiaobo Liu, Jingxin Xia, and Steven Chien, "A Dynamic Bus Arrival Time Prediction Model Based on APC Data," J. of Computer-Aided & Infrastructure Engrg., May 2003.
19. Mei Chen, Jason Yaw,
Steven Chien, and Xiaobo Liu, "Using AVL/APC Data in Bus Arrival
Time
Prediction," J. of Advanced Transp., January 2004.