山地旅游轨道交通线路规划的适应性评价

山地景区地势复杂,其发展普遍受交通所限,为了提高山地景区的运营效益、带动经济发展,国内部分景区规划和修建了山地旅游轨道交通。本文列举了山地旅游轨道交通特征及线路规划模式,从地理环境、自然环境、供需环境及与常规公交的关系四个角度分析,对应建立四个子系统,并选取具有山地旅游轨道交通特性的评价指标体系,利用层次分析法和变异系数法组合赋权重,运用灰色关联分析法的评价模型,据此判断线路规划方案适应性的优劣。     

HGM-D型高摩合成闸瓦在肯尼亚蒙内铁路的运用

介绍了肯尼亚蒙内铁路概况及线路特点,HGM-D型高摩合成闸瓦性能参数以及在蒙内铁路C70E、X70、NX70型货车上运用验证情况.验证表明HGM-D型高摩合成闸瓦有效降低车轮和闸瓦磨耗量以及闸瓦金属镶嵌物,提高了车辆运行品质和制动效能.     

基于FPGA和DSP的高速实时轨道巡检图像采集处理系统

基于FPGA和DSP的高速实时轨道巡检图像采集处理系统由光学系统、FPGA模块、DSP图像处理模块及上位机组成.为提升图像采集的质量,提出并设计线阵相机加激光光源的组合方案,用以有效滤除阳光干扰,避免图像过度曝光.针对高速实时采集需求,设计FPGA采集模块,实现巡检图像采集控制和传输.针对实时智能检测需求,开发基于DS...     

Design and development of interactive trip planning for web-based transit information systems

This article presents a Web-based transit information system design that uses Internet Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies to integrate Web serving, GIS processing, network analysis and database management. A path finding algorithm for transit network is proposed to handle the special characteristics of transit networks, e.g., time-dependent services, common bus lines on the same street, and non-symmetric routing with respect to an origin/destination pair. The algorithm takes into account the overall level of services and service schedule on a route to determine the shortest path and transfer points. A framework is created to categorize the development of transit information systems on the basis of content and functionality, from simple static schedule display to more sophisticated real time transit information systems. A unique feature of the reported Web-based transit information system is the Internet-GIS based system with an interactive map interface. This enables the user to interact with information on transit routes, schedules, and trip itinerary planning. Some map rendering, querying, and network analysis functions are also provided.     

城轨交通信号系统资源共享与互联互通

实现城市轨道交通信号系统资源共享的基本形式有技术共享、操作界面和方式的共享、检修设备共享、人力资源共享、维修工艺共享、仿真培训设备资源共享等;信号系统互联互通的基本条件是:信号制式相同,系统结构和功能划分一致,地车信息传输系统兼容,列车定位技术兼容或统一,ATP安全控制方式统一设计和要求,列车驾驶模式和操作方式统一,信号与车辆接口相同,信号与PIS系统合理分配频道和接口;实现信号系统互联互通的基本手段有:采用同一厂商相同制式的信号系统,加装多套信号车载设备和地面设备.采用通用的信号车载设备,实现规范和标准的信号互联互通等.概括介绍国外轨道交通资源共享与互联互通的研究发展情况.     

基于CANopen协议的轨道交通安全计算机平台研究

CANopen是基于CAN(Controller Area Network)开发的应用层协议.本文在分析CANopen协议的通信原理的基础上,针对轨道交通安全计算机平台的通信需求,着重介绍了安全计算机平台通信部分的设计与实现,包括CAN网络中各个节点的硬件接口设计,以及软件设计与实现;并通过试验测试和现场正式运行,验证...     

Environmental life-cycle assessment of transit buses with alternative fuel technology

The paper presents a life-cycle assessment of costs and greenhouse gas emissions for transit buses deploying a hybrid input-output model to compare ultra-low sulfur diesel to hybrid diesel-electric, compressed natural gas, and hydrogen fuel-cell. We estimate the costs of emissions reductions from alternative fuel vehicles over the life cycle and examine the sensitivity of the results to changes in fuel prices, passenger demand, and to technological characteristics influencing performance and emissions. We find that the alternative fuel buses reduce operating costs and emissions, but increase life-cycle costs. The infrastructure requirement to deploy and operate alternative fuel buses is critical in the comparison of life-cycle emissions. Additionally, efficient bus choice is sensitive to passenger demand, but only moderately sensitive to technological characteristics, and that the relative efficiency of compressed natural gas buses is more sensitive to changes in fuel prices than that of the other bus types.     

Dynamic stochastic transit assignment with explicit seat allocation model

This paper proposes a stochastic dynamic transit assignment model with an explicit seat allocation process. The model is applicable to a general transit network. A seat allocation model is proposed to estimate the probability of a passenger waiting at a station or on-board to get a seat. The explicit seating model allows a better differentiation of in-vehicle discomfort experienced by sitting and standing passengers. The paper proposes simulation procedures for calculating the sitting probability of each type of passengers. A heuristic solution algorithm for finding an equilibrium solution of the proposed model is developed and tested. The numerical tests show significant influences of the seat allocation model on equilibrium departure time and route choices of passengers. The proposed model is also applied to evaluate the effects of an advanced public transport information system (APTIS) on travellers’ decision-making.     

Estimation of rail passenger flow and system utilization with ticket transaction and gate data

Capturing the dynamics in passenger flow and system utilization over time and space is extremely important for railway operators. Previous studies usually estimated passenger flow using automatic fare collection data, and their applications are limited to a single stopping pattern and/or a single type of ticket. However, the conventional railway in Taiwan provides four types of ticket and five types of train service with a number of stopping patterns. This study develops a comprehensive framework and corresponding algorithms to map passenger flow and evaluate system utilization. A multinomial logit model is constructed and incorporated in the algorithms to estimate passenger train selection behavior. Results from the empirical studies demonstrate that the developed framework and algorithms can successfully match passengers with train services. With this tool, operators can efficiently examine passenger flow and service utilization, thereby quickly adjusting their service strategies accordingly to improve system performance.     

Evaluation of transit proximity effects on residential land prices: an empirical study in Austin,Texas

The Austin MetroRail line in Texas, U.S.A. began operations in 2010 and since then transit-oriented development projects have been fuelled around train stations. Traditional location theory holds that proximity to a transit station should be capitalized into land prices, and numerous empirical studies have demonstrated the effects with mixed results. However, to date no empirical study has investigated this relationship between the newly built rail line and land prices in Austin. This study fills the research gap and suggests a positive effect associated with transit proximity by employing spatial hedonic models. This study also contributes to the existing literature especially in the context of Texas cities where there is a lack of relevant research on transit-capitalization-related topics, and provides insights for decision-makers with different perspectives regarding further rail investment or transportation financing strategies such as value capture programs.