Vehicle routing and scheduling for the ultra short haul transportation system
Name
FTL_R_1979_03.pdf
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7.19 MB
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Adobe PDF
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Author(s)
Smith, Barry C.
Date Issued
1979
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Flight Transportation Laboratory, 1979
Series/Report no.
FTL report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Flight Transportation Laboratory) ; R79-3
Abstract
A method of vehicle routing and scheduling for an air based intraurban transportation system is developed. The maximization of level of service to passengers in a system operating under time varying demand is considered on both the optimal and heuristic levels. It is shown that while the determination of an optimal schedule is mathematically feasible, it is computationally impractical. Heuristic vehicle control algorithms are developed and tested using computer simulation. It is shown that, as compared to fixed routing strategies, dynamic vehicle routing strategies provide a greater level of service to passengers while substantially reducing the direct operating costs of the system.
Description
July 1979
Includes bibliographical references (p.195-196)
Subjects
Local service airlines
Production scheduling
Mathematical models
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