| Author | Seetharam, K. E. |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. IE-86-14 |
| Subject(s) | Local transit--Simulation methods
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| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to develop a computer simulation
model to study the performance during the peak periods and periods of
congestion, of a bus route operated by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority.
The model was developed using the data available on the
air- conditioned bus route number 2 in Bangkok to simulate the performance during the morning peak period . The computer program was coded
in GPSSV and run on the IBM3083 computer.
The model simulates the following major events: 1) bus starts
first journey from a terminus according to a headway schedule at the
beginning of the day , 2) bus arrives at a bus stage, 3) bus waits for
passengers to alight and board, 4) bus travels in a link, 5) bus waits
at a signal or railway crossing, 6) passenger arrives at a stage, 7)
passenger boards the bus, 8) passenger chooses destination, 9) passenger alights from the bus, 10) bus reaches the other terminus, and 11)
bus waits at the terminus for a layover time and begins the next journey.
The simulation program generates tables and histograms with
the average and the standard deviation of the following parameters for
inbound and outbound trips: 1) Number of passengers in the bus while
leaving a stage, 2) Number of passengers missing the bus at a stage,
3) Stopped time at a stage, 4) Travel time in a link, and 5) Total travel
time for a journey . A detailed Timetable Matrix is also printed.
The average c.p.u . time taken for a simulation run was 16.4
sec and it required a virtual memory of 160K.
A new timetable was prepared to improve the performance of
the bus route. The model can be used to simulate any bus route and the
impacts of the Transportation System Management strategies such as:
1) Changing the headway schedule, 2) Changing the number of buses
allocated to the route, 3) Removing one or more stages, 4) Shortening
the route, 5) Changing the layover time at a terminus, and 6) Changing
the bus capacity can be studied. |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Oudheusden, Dirk L. van |
| Examination Committee(s) | Tabucanon, Mario T. ;Kammeier, Hans Detlef
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of France |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986 |