The cost of equity: Assessing transit accessibility and social disparity using total travel cost

Social equity is increasingly incorporated as a long-term objective into urban transportation plans. Researchers use accessibility measures to assess equity issues, such as determining the amount of jobs reachable by marginalized groups within a defined travel time threshold and compare these measures across socioeconomic categories. However, allocating public transit resources in an equitable manner is not only related to travel time, but also related to the out-of-pocket cost of transit, which can represent a major barrier to accessibility for many disadvantaged groups. Therefore, this research proposes a set of new accessibility measures that incorporates both travel time and transit fares. It then applies those measures to determine whether people residing in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods in Montreal, Canada experience the same levels of transit accessibility as those living in other neighborhoods. Results are presented in terms of regional accessibility and trends by social indicator decile. Travel time accessibility measures estimate a higher number of jobs that can be reached compared to combined travel time and cost measures. However, the degree and impact of these measures varies across the social deciles. Compared to other groups in the region, residents of socially disadvantaged areas have more equitable accessibility to jobs using transit; this is reflected in smaller decreases in accessibility when fare costs are included. Generating new measures of accessibility combining travel time and transit fares provides more accurate measures that can be easily communicated by transportation planners and engineers to policy makers and the public since it translates accessibility measures to a dollar value.     

A model of the travel to work limits of parents

This paper considers the length of time that parents are willing to travel to an existing or new job. Using data for over 12,000 parents it finds that many characteristics were associated with being less likely to be willing to travel to work for at least an hour (roundtrip). These include: being a women, those out of work, having children under 5, being a lone parent and using formal childcare. Professionals and associate professions were more willing to travel for longer periods. In terms of location, those in accessible small towns and rural areas were willing to travel more than those in larger urban areas and those in remote rural areas willing to travel most. Policy implications are also set out.     

基于分形插值方法的城市轨道交通车站客流拟合与仿真

城市轨道交通车站客流量的变化具有复杂的非线性特点,通过对某些车站一天的客流量时间序列的分析,发现其客流量的变化具有自相似性,并且满足某种拟周期性。本文采用迭代函数系统模型描述城市轨道交通车站客流量的变化特征,用计算机自动求解该迭代函数系统的相关参数,在此基础上采用分形插值的方法模拟产生动态的客流。通过与实际客流调查数据的对比分析可以看出,该方法模拟产生的客流不仅与实际客流较好地吻合,而且能更好地描述客流的非线性特征。     

降雨量对OD 行程时间可靠性影响分析

为详细研究降雨量对OD行程时间可靠性的影响，基于Uber 出行共享的3 年美国波士顿10 对OD行程时间数据及WeatherUnderground 网站提供的小时历史天气，构建了OD行程时间高斯混合模型(GMM). 模型参数利用EM法进行求解，K 值根据K-S 检验后的P 值 (大于0.500 0)进行确定，模型分位数利用二分法进行求解. 提出一种基于缓冲指数(BI)的新指标——缓冲指数变化率(BIVR)作为定量评估指标. 结果表明：降雨会降低总体OD行程时间可靠性，降低效果随降雨量提高而增强，但增强效果并不明显；尽管可能性较低，但当降雨处于次要影响因素时可能提高可靠性；小雨天气可视为正常天气；雨天可靠性显著低于正常天气，居民在雨天(除小雨外)出行应预留更多时间.     

舰艇作战系统时统应用初析

保持分布式系统内时间统一是实现以网络为中心的信息化战争的必要前提条件。剖析了紧耦合系统中时间对准的若干实现方案的特点及存在的问题，提出了适应分布式作战系统的模块化、标准化系统对时的实现途径。     

一种三维时域格林函数计算方法

如何高效地计算出三维时域格林函数是线性时域方法能否有效地求解船舶水动力问题的关键.本文在前人工作的基础上,采用了一种半解析的数值求积方法,对三维时域格林函数及其导数作了计算,这种方法十分有效,计算结果令人满意.     

一种短时交通流组合预测模型

为提高短时交通流预测的精度,提出利用BP神经网络、RBF神经网络和ARIMA模型构建组合预测模型,该组合预测模型利用最优化原理进行权系数的分配,并且满足分配到的权值始终具有实际意义。通过对分配的权系数进行显著性检验,以确保组合预测模型中选用的单项预测方法显著相关。通过实例分析,验证了组合预测模型的有效性,结果表明,相比较单一的预测模型,组合预测模型具有更高的预测精度。     

表面损伤斜拉索雷诺数临界区气动力与流场分析

斜拉索由于具有自身质量轻、结构刚度差、结构阻尼小和自身长细比大的特点，极容易发生风（雨）致振动，对桥梁结构的安全性能产生很大的影响，而斜拉索作为斜拉桥的重要受力构件，准确掌握其风荷载对于桥梁抗风设计具有重要意义，特别是斜拉索在生产、运输和安装过程中表面可能受到损伤，该斜拉索在临界雷诺数区的气动力特性和流场特性更是值得研究的问题。针对此种状况，通过同步测力风洞试验，对表面无损伤斜拉索模型和表面损伤斜拉索模型在不同风攻角下的升力系数进行时程分析，得到边界层转捩的3个区域；将升力系数时程进行快速傅里叶变换计算得到升力时程频谱图，并通过频谱图分析随机信号的频域特征；对比从雷诺数亚临界、临界到超临界区表面无损伤和表面损伤斜拉索的流场变化，并从周围流场变化的角度分析雷诺数临界区斜拉索气动稳定性及可能的机理。研究结果表明：表面无损伤和表面损伤模型的升力系数随雷诺数的变化规律基本一致，二者的升力时程在TrBL0向TrBL1阶段和TrBL1向TrBL2阶段过渡过程中会出现双稳态现象，损伤会影响斜拉索尾流区旋涡脱落的情况，进而对不同雷诺数下的Strouhal数值变化产生一定的影响。     

实时数据库在舰船电子信息系统中的应用研究

从舰船电子信息系统的发展趋势出发，分析了应用实时数据库的技术优势。结合主流商用技术，阐述了RDM实时数据库系统的基本结构和开发方法，并有针对性地进行了性能测试和对比测试，为未来实时数据库在舰船电子信息系统中的应用进行了有益的尝试。