Estimating the influence of common disruptions on urban rail transit networks

With the continuous expansion of urban rapid transit networks, disruptive incidents—such as station closures, train delays, and mechanical problems—have become more common, causing such problems as threats to passenger safety, delays in service, and so on. More importantly, these disruptions often have ripple effects that spread to other stations and lines. In order to provide better management and plan for emergencies, it has become important to identify such disruptions and evaluate their influence on travel times and delays. This paper proposes a novel approach to achieve these goals. It employs the tap-in and tap-out data on the distribution of passengers from smart cards collected by automated fare collection (AFC) facilities as well as past disruptions within networks. Three characteristic types of abnormal passenger flow are divided and analyzed, comprising (1) “missed” passengers who have left the system, (2) passengers who took detours, and (3) passengers who were delayed but continued their journeys. In addition, the suggested computing method, serving to estimate total delay times, was used to manage these disruptions. Finally, a real-world case study based on the Beijing metro network with the real tap-in and tap-out passenger data is presented.     

基于神经网络对电控柴油机运行特性影响因素仿真研究

基于AVL-BOOST软件仿真平台建立某船用四缸柴油机仿真模型,标定后的模型进行柴油机全工况仿真计算.仿真出来的3 200组数据作为人工神经网络输入数据,采用贝叶斯统计方法对网络进行训练建立2层的反馈神经网络仿真模型.并分别通过实验、AVL-BOOST和神经网络数据曲线的对比分析,验证人工神经网络预测的准确性.利用验证好的人工神经网络模型预测进排气压力对柴油机转矩的影响,以及预测压缩比和供油定时对柴油机排放性能和动力性能的影响,最后利用扰动法分析不同工况下柴油机各个参数对柴油机性能的影响程度.     

基于PSO-BP神经网络的油船中部结构优化

以舱段质量为目标函数,以相关规范要求的板厚及应力为约束条件,通过灵敏度分析确定设计变量,对油船中部结构优化。构建基于粒子群优化的BP神经网络模型,并代替有限元分析确定应力与设计变量之间关系,从而对舱段进行结构优化。优化后舱段质量降低了4.2%,优化后的有限元分析结果表明满足规范要求,PSOBP神经网络模型在船舶结构优化设计中具有可行性。     

Tradable network permits: A new scheme for the most efficient use of network capacity

Akamatsu et al. (2006) proposed a new transportation demand management scheme called “tradable bottleneck permits” (TBP), and proved its efficiency properties for a single bottleneck model. This paper explores the properties of a TBP system for general networks. An equilibrium model is first constructed to describe the states under the TBP system with a single OD pair. It is proved that equilibrium resource allocation is efficient in the sense that the total transportation cost in a network is minimized. It is also shown that the “self-financing principle” holds for the TBP system. Furthermore, theoretical relationships between TBP and congestion pricing (CP) are discussed. It is demonstrated that TBP has definite advantages over CP when demand information is not perfect, whereas both TBP and CP are equivalent for the perfect information case. Finally, it is shown that the efficiency result also holds for more general demand conditions.     

Prioritizing road extension projects with interdependent benefits under time constraint

Since transportation projects are costly and resources are limited, prioritizing or sequencing the projects is imperative. This study was inspired by a client who asked: “I have tens of approved road extension projects, but my financial resources are limited. I cannot construct all the projects simultaneously, so can you help me prioritize my projects?” To address this question, the benefits and costs of all the possible scenarios must be known. However, the impacts (or benefit) of road extension projects are highly interdependent, and in sizable cases cannot be specified thoroughly. We demonstrate that the problem is analogous to the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). Dynamic change in travel demand during construction is another aspect of the complexity of the problem. The literature is yet to provide efficient methods for large cases. To this end, we developed a heuristic methodology in which the variation of travel demand during the construction period is considered. We introduce a geometrical objective function for which a solution-finding policy based on “gradient maximization” is developed. To address the projects’ interdependency, a special neural network (NN) model was devised. We developed a search engine hybridized of Ant Colony and Genetic Algorithm to seek a solution to the TSP-like problem on the NN based on gradient maximization. The algorithm was calibrated and applied to real data from the city of Winnipeg, Canada, as well as two cases based on Sioux-Falls. The results were reliable and identification of the optimum solution was achievable within acceptable computational time.     

基于网络测度的宝鸡至汉中铁路功能定位研究

针对铁路规划项目功能定位定性分析为主的客观性不足问题,以宝鸡至汉中铁路为研究对象,选取节点间旅客交流时间或节点间运输距离为权重,运用Space L构造法建立区域铁路客、货运输网络拓扑结构模型;采用复杂网络分析方法,基于"有无对比"思想及等级化线路技术标准,结合应用Pajek软件与R软件,测算区域铁路运输网络直径、平均距离、边介数、网络效率等加权特征参数,以及非加权特征参数集聚系数进行网络测度分析,并进行网络最小生成树分析;以网络分析结果为基础,从路网、通道、客运、货运四个方面对铁路规划项目功能进行定量化综合定位,宝汉铁路为宁陕及陇东地区与川渝地区间南北纵向新通道的骨架干线,是一条以货为主、客货共线的区域路网干线铁路。     

道路交通系统韧性及路段重要度评估

韧性可以全面描述扰动事件下系统吸收干扰并从干扰中恢复的能力. 针对已有韧性指标对系统性能评价不全面、未考虑交通流量影响等问题，从路段通行能力退化与恢复入手，以网络效率为系统性能指标，构建全面评价扰动事件影响期内系统性能的韧性指标. 分别基于乐观和悲观视角提出韧性增加值和韧性减少值路段重要度指标，提出识别路段重要度的启发式算法. 算例结果表明：本文提出的韧性指标可全面描述扰动事件下路网性能退化与恢复全过程的平均累积性能，更加符合韧性指标内涵；韧性增加值和韧性减少值指标均能有效识别路段重要度，大部分路段重要度随时间动态变化.     

多类型信息下的网络交通流演化模型

交通信息发布机构提供描述信息和规范信息给不同的出行者，描述信息接收者依据信息和经验更新路径行程时间认知，根据认知选择路径；规范信息接收者仅根据经验更新认知.规范信息遵从者选择推荐路径，非遵从者依据认知选择路径.两类信息遵从率都取决于信息准确度.依据非线性动力学理论分析了模型性质，研究表明，模型不动点存在但是不一定唯一，不动点状态与信息混合使用情况有关.数值试验结果表明，模型不动点与随机用户均衡点不同，以恰当比例混合使用两类信息可提高交通流稳定性.     

船舶动力设备退化基线计算及预测方法

船舶动力设备在自身性能退化过程中的相当长一段时间内仍能完成规定功能,对具有重要特征参数或性能指标的船舶动力设备而言,若使用定基线进行健康状态评估会导致评估值连续较低甚至误报警问题。为了解决这一问题,以目标设备按性能退化时间序列采集的特征参数为研究对象,首先建立退化基线计算方法,利用滑动概率神经网络和性能可靠度与基线值间的转换函数获得目标设备的动态退化基线;然后建立ARMA预测模型获得预测参数,并与退化基线计算方法结合对退化基线发生动态变化的时间节点进行预测;最后利用海水泵对建立的方法可行性进行验证。结果表明,本文建立的退化基线计算方法能够获得动态基线,退化基线预测方法能够对动态基线的变化时间节点进行准确预测。