[1] Sun Feng, Wang Dianhai, Ma Dongfang, et al. Method for calculating the capacity of bus bay [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2012, 28 (4): 485-489. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2012.04.020]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

28

Issue:

2012 4

Page:

485-489

Research Field:

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Publishing date:

2012-12-30

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Title:

Method for calculating the capacity of bus bay

Author(s):

Sun Feng¹;  3;  Wang Dianhai²;  Ma Dongfang²;  Ma Xiaolong²

¹College of Transportation, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
² College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
³ College of Transportation, Shandong University of

Keywords:

bus bay;  capacity;  dwell time;  log-normal distribution

PACS:

U491.51

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2012.04.020

Abstract:

The bus operating characteristics are analyzed at the bus bay using the trajectories depending on the current status of buses. On this basis, a method for calculating the capacity of the bus bay is developed, which considers the queue probability, the dwell time distribution and the waiting time for a gap in the traffic stream at the curb lane. Then, the distribution model of the dwell time is developed using the survey data of Hangzhou city. And the log-normal distribution shows the best fitting performance. The capacities of the bus bay are computed with the Matlab program under different distribution parameters of the dwell time and different traffic volumes at the curb lane. The results show a large range of traffic capacity as the distribution parameters and traffic volumes change. Finally, the proposed model is validated by measurement and simulation, and the average relative errors between the calculated values and the measured and simulated values are 8.78% and 5.28%, respectively.

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Memo:

Biographies: Sun Feng(1979—), male, graduate; Wang Dianhai(corresponding author), male, doctor, professor, wangdianhai@sohu.com.
Foundation item: The National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2011AA110304).
Citation: Sun Feng, Wang Dianhai, Ma Dongfang, et al. Method for calculating the capacity of bus bay[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2012, 28(4):485-489.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2012.04.020]

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