Real-time prediction and correction of scheduled service bunching
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1. A method comprising:
- a service network controller receiving historical data from at least one service bus vehicle from a fleet of service bus vehicles;
the service network controller receiving network definitions of service routes for the least one service bus vehicle from the fleet of service bus vehicles;
the service network controller receiving dynamic data from the at least one service bus vehicle from the fleet of service bus vehicles;
the service network controller receiving passenger model data when the passenger uses a card upon boarding the least one service bus vehicle from the fleet of service bus vehicles; and
the service network controller developing route predictions and corrective actions to prevent service bunching for the fleet of service bus vehicles, based upon the historical data, the network route definitions, and the dynamic data, wherein the service bus vehicles operate on roads such that one of the corrective actions may include to skip a road bus stop.
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Abstract
A method includes: a computer receiving historical data from at least one service vehicle; the computer receiving network definitions for the least one service vehicle; the computer receiving dynamic data from the at least one service vehicle; and the computer developing predictions and corrective actions to prevent service bunching, based upon the historical data, the network definitions, and the dynamic data.
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1. A method comprising:
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a service network controller receiving historical data from at least one service bus vehicle from a fleet of service bus vehicles; the service network controller receiving network definitions of service routes for the least one service bus vehicle from the fleet of service bus vehicles; the service network controller receiving dynamic data from the at least one service bus vehicle from the fleet of service bus vehicles; the service network controller receiving passenger model data when the passenger uses a card upon boarding the least one service bus vehicle from the fleet of service bus vehicles; and the service network controller developing route predictions and corrective actions to prevent service bunching for the fleet of service bus vehicles, based upon the historical data, the network route definitions, and the dynamic data, wherein the service bus vehicles operate on roads such that one of the corrective actions may include to skip a road bus stop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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