System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network
US7391341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requests; b) tracking the deviations and number of passenger requests corresponding to each deviation; c) submitting information from tracking step b) into a decision-making algorithm; and d) modifying the fixed route to include new stops based on results from the decision-making algorithm, as well as a system for implementing this method.
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