Event
Garima Sharma MS Thesis Defense
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
2:30 p.m.
1179 Glenn Martin Hall
Heather Stewart
301 405 4195
ceegradstudies@umd.edu
Announcement: MS Thesis Defense
Name: Garima Sharma
Committee:
Dr. Paul Schonfeld, Chair
Dr. Lei Zhang
Dr. Cinzia Cirillo
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 230pm
Location: 1179 Glenn Martin Hall, Main CEE Conference Room
Title: INTEGRATION OF COORDINATED MULTI-REGION FLEXIBLE-ROUTE BUS SERVICES
Abstract:
A flexible route bus system, serving an area and providing pick-up and drop-off at the users’
doorsteps may be more effective than a conventional bus system in areas with relatively low
demand density. Thus, it may reduce the overall cost per trip and avoid the time and cost to users
of accessing bus stops. However, depending on the demand density and the circuity of routes,
passengers might experience longer travel times and longer wait times. The objective of this
thesis is to combine individual many-to-one flexible route services operating in multiple regions,
which serve both internal and external demand, and optimize them into an integrated flexible
route bus service that offers complete many-to-many transit services for large urban and
suburban regions. A total cost function is formulated and an optimized headway is found for the
system. The sensitivity analyses evaluate the influence of input variables on the headway and
system effectiveness measures.