Network design for urban light transport

Hoyle, R. and Jefferson, D. and Leese, R. and Noble, S.D. and Roper, S. (2003) Network design for urban light transport. European Study Group with Industry > 46th ESGI [Bristol 31/3/2003 - 4/4/2003].

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EPrint Type:	Study Group Report
Study Group:	European Study Group with Industry > 46th ESGI [Bristol 31/3/2003 - 4/4/2003]
Company Name:	Advanced Transport Systems
Industrial Sector:	Transport and Automotive
Additional Contributors:	Guo, Z. and Mashhoudy, H. and Wilson, R.E.
ID Code:	28
Deposited By:	Gordon White
Deposited On:	10 June 2004

Problem Statement

The Urban Light Transport (ULTra) project is concerned with the development of an on-demand transport system of driver-less taxis running on their own dedicated guideway network. The network consists of a number of stations together with a collection of one-way guideways linking them up. The Study Group was asked to develop a tool that when given the user demand, locations of the stations, the costs of building and the time taken to travel along all potential links, determines which links to include in the network. The objectives are to balance the bene t to users, in terms of convenience, with the construction cost, and to satisfy topological constraints determined by engineering considerations.

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