Abstract: An intelligent bus dispatching system can better meet people's travel needs. The optimized algorithm takes advantage of advanced technology and equipments. However, in recent years the development of Chinese intelligent bus dispatching systems is not satisfactory with an. excessive attention to advanced technology but less to practicality. Dynamic scheduling has yet to be fully exploited. In this paper, intelligent transportation scheduling systems and scheduling characteristics are analyzed. The information about dynamic transportation and vehicle locations is acquired and merged. An optimization model for intelligent dispatching of buses is proposed on basis of real data. This model is under the support of GPS positioning, communications, computers and other technologies, where intelligent algorithms are used in bus operation and dispatching and both passengers satisfaction and company profit are considered. The method of collecting data automatically and the algorithm of this model are presented. This model is shown to be able to significantly improve the rate of bus full loading, shorten the waiting time of passengers, and reduce the total vehicle trips, with an evident effect of optimized dispatching.
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Received: 11 May 2009
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