Design & optimizatiion of public transport & airport systems

为人口提供可持续的流动性需要有效的系统，例如具有显著规模经济的公共交通系统。本研究的主要目的是设计和优化公共交通和机场系统，在提供的服务水平（L或S）与系统成本之间取得平衡。这包括最小化总成本，包括与乘客有关的时间（和延误）“成本”、系统资本和运营成本。三个子项目是(a)考虑乘客和航空公司延误成本和系统运营成本的机场最佳飞机除冰程序，(b)明确考虑旅行时间和延误成本以及运营成本的巴士路线可靠性，以及(c)轻轨交通网络的设计。所有三个项目都与“有效的公共交通系统”主题有关，并将采用类似的优化技术。本研究将主要基于交通运输工程，分析建模和优化。

Sustainable provision of mobility for the population requires efficient systems such as public transport systems which have significant economies of scale. The main objective of the research is to design and optimize public transit and airport systems that provide a balance between the level of service (L of S) provided & the costs of the system. This involves the minimization of the total cost consisting of time (and delay) related "costs" to passengers & the system capital and operating costs. Three sub-projects are (a) Optimal aircraft de-icing procedures at airports taking into account passenger and airline delay costs and system operating costs, (b) Reliability of bus routes with explicit consideration of travel time and delay costs as well as operating costs, and (c) Design of Light Rail Transit (LRT) networks. All three projects are related to the theme of "efficient public transport systems" and will be subject to similar optimization techniques. This research will be mainly based on transportation engineering, analytical modeling and optimization.