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In uncontrolled bus systems, buses tend to bunch due to the stochastic nature of traffic flows and passenger demands at bus stops. It is widely acknowledged that bus bunching affects transit operations increasing passenger waiting times and variability. However, transit systems are a part of urban transportation systems. Accordingly, buses also affect traffic flows at signalized intersections leading...
We built a control system to realize the idea of self-coördinating buses recently proposed by Bartholdi and Eisenstein. It has been extensively tested and by the end of 2012 will manage the most heavily-traveled bus route through the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, USA. Here we review the idea, describe the architecture of a control system that implements it, and provide...
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