PREDICTING WAITING PASSENGER COUNT AND EVALUATION
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1. A method for predicting a waiting passenger count comprising:
- based on historical travel data of buses and current bus travel data, predicting arrival time when buses arrive at a bus stop; and
based on historical passenger flow data and a current waiting passenger count, and in a case where the prediction result of said arrival time is considered, predicting a waiting passenger count at said stop in the next time period.
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Abstract
Predicting waiting passenger count and evaluation. The present invention provides to a dispatching support system in order to help bus dispatchers or operators make better instructions or decisions, by providing short-term passenger flow prediction. The dispatcher finds the predicted passenger flow and obtains accurate and useful information from the predicted passenger information, such as, bus status, bus location congestion level on the buses, and passenger oriented Key Performance Index, such as, passenger weighted waiting time. Based on this passenger information, dispatchers can make better decisions and instructions.
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1. A method for predicting a waiting passenger count comprising:
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based on historical travel data of buses and current bus travel data, predicting arrival time when buses arrive at a bus stop; and based on historical passenger flow data and a current waiting passenger count, and in a case where the prediction result of said arrival time is considered, predicting a waiting passenger count at said stop in the next time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An evaluation method for a dispatching scheme of buses comprising:
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based on historical travel data of buses and current bus travel data, predicting arrival time when buses arrive at a bus stop; based on historical passenger flow data and a current waiting passenger count, and in a case where the prediction result of said arrival time is considered, predicting a waiting passenger count at said stop in the next time period; using integral of the product of the predicted waiting passenger count and their waiting time as the Key Performance Index (“
KPI”
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11. A system for predicting a waiting passenger count comprising:
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an arrival time predictor configured to predict, based on historical travel data of buses and current bus travel data, arrival time when buses arrive at a bus stop; and a waiting passenger count predictor configured to predict, based on historical passenger flow data and a current waiting passenger count, and in a case where the prediction result of said arrival time is considered, a waiting passenger count at said stop in the next time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An evaluation system for a dispatching scheme of buses comprising:
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an arrival time predictor configured to predict, based on historical travel data of buses and current bus travel data, arrival time when buses arrive at a bus stop; a waiting passenger count predictor configured to predict, based on historical passenger flow data and a current waiting passenger count, and in a case where the prediction result of said arrival time is considered, a waiting passenger count at said stop in the next time period; a KPI setting device configured to use integral of the product of the predicted waiting passenger count and their waiting time as the KPI; and an evaluator configured to evaluate a dispatching scheme of buses to determine whether said KPI is smaller than a predetermined value.
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