Bus running times are a key element of time reliability for bus operators and passengers. Hence, their evaluation is crucial in order to build reliable schedules for transit operations. This study analyses three alternative offline methods for estimating bus running times using automatic vehicle location (AVL) data: the average method, the percentile method and an adjusted Kalman filter method, which is amended in order to be implemented for offline use. Experiments are conducted using ∼92,000 real-world archived AVL records, which are provided by an Italian bus operator. The results can be used to revise scheduled running times along a specific route by these methods.
Evaluating alternative methods to estimate bus running times by archived automatic vehicle location data
IET Intelligent Transport Systems ; 13 , 3 ; 523-530
2018-10-30
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
road safety , road vehicles , scheduling , time reliability , archived automatic vehicle location data , adjusted Kalman filter method , bus running times , Kalman filters , public transport , bus operators , average method , scheduled running times , AVL data , Italian bus operator , offline methods , passengers , percentile method
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