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    Integrated Transport Cooperative Development of Beijing Tianjin and Hebei
    ZHANG Guo-wu
    2014, 14(4): 1-10. 
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    With the rapid development of economic globalization, regional integration is becoming the realization way for realizing regional harmonious development and promoting economic globalization. Recently, the rapid development of China’s industry promotes the urbanization in nationwide. The cooperative development of Beijing Tianjin and Hebei becomes a formal and important national strategy. Traffic firstly develops in the cooperative development of Beijing Tianjin and Hebei. The 35th conference of“Traffic and Transportation 7+1 Forum”studies the perplexity and problem considered in traffic for cooperative development of Beijing Tianjin and Hebei. The development thought such as infrastructure integration, transportation service integration, management system integration, technical support integration and market cultivation development integration, is studied by using the advanced experience of world-class urban agglomeration in transport development for reference. It analyzes the formation mechanism of comprehensive transportation system, which has network facilities supporting cohesion, advanced appropriate technical equipment, safe and efficient transportation service. And it also proposes the policy for cooperative development of Beijing Tianjin and Hebei.

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    China’s High-speed Rail Development Viewing from the Perspective of Urbanization
    YANG Zheng-zeWANG Qing-yun
    2014, 14(4): 11-16. 
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    Till the end of 2013, China’s high-speed rail operation mileage has exceeded 10,000 kilometers, which played a crucial role in China’s social and economic development. And the urbanization process is a necessary road for modernization. China’s urbanization depends on the expansion of city groups, the broad connection of transportation channel, and the advances of public transport with large capacity such as highspeed railways. As developed countries experienced different urbanization process, they adopted distinct transportation mode. Nevertheless, public transport with large capacity has become a critical future direction, and rail transport particularly high-speed rail received high attention. As an important technological achievement, the high-speed rail have greatly increased the speed of surface transportation mode, enriched the passenger transportation demand choice range. The technical and economic characteristics of high- speed rail meets the demand of urbanization for transportation system: large transport capacity that could contact city economic zones; high-speed rail network that could fit the development demand of urbanized process; the environmental- friendly feature whose energy use pattern is in accordance with the demand of recourse and environmental protection for urbanization; the social economic benefits that could promote the development of urbanization.

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    Segmented Procurement Optimization of Container Multimodal Transport Service Based on Convergent Combination
    YANG Hua-long, DONG Fang, LIU Di
    2014, 14(4): 17-22. 
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    To solve the transport cost and time optimization problem in segmented procurement of container multimodal transport service, this paper proposed the double optimization objectives including minimization of total transport cost and total transport time in container multimodal transport from the perspective of multimodal transport operators. Based on the routes selection and convergent combination of transport time, space and volume, the paper developed an optimization model of segmented procurement in container multimodal transport with regard to the elements constraints of shippers’orders, organization forms of container multimodal transport, container delivery location, transportation section and mode, transportation time and freight rate. The Natural Constraint Language was employed to establish a searching algorithm procedure for solving the problem. Numerical examples show that the model and its searching algorithm not only can be implemented easily to solve the problem, but also the application results are quite well and the goal of seamless integrated container multimodal transport is achieved.

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    Self-organization of Roads Network Structure Based on Restraint of Construct Cost
    LONG Xue-qin,WANG Jian-jun, GUAN Hong-zhi
    2014, 14(4): 23-29. 
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    Through simplifying the roads network, this paper designs the road network structure self-organization frame by simulation methods. First, under the given conditions of each city’s socio-economic state, it analyzes the connection probability among the cities and established the initial network. Then, based on the initial network, it obtains the saturation of each road through traffic distribution and assignment. Finally, for the purpose of reducing the travel time, under the constraints of minimum construction cost, the road network is updated through expanding network scale or improving road hierarchies. Taken a city circle as an example, the paper simulates the evolution frame of road network. The result indicates that certain rules are present during updating of road network scale and hierarchies. The road hierarchies internal are higher than the external on the circle, and hierarchies of road between noncontiguous cities are always low.

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    Eigen Line Identification for Regional Transportation Corridor Based-on OD Cluster Analysis
    CHEN Bo, WU Qun-qi, DONG An-guo, SUN Qi-peng, MAFei
    2014, 14(4): 30-36. 
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    To optimize the allocation of transportation resources, this paper focuses on the problem of transportation corridor location and puts forward the concept of transportation corridor eigen line. Taking OD demands as the basic data, it develops a method of eigen line identification by developing an OD projection model to simulate the attraction of traffic lines. The Guangzhou-Zhanjiang transportation corridor of China is taken as an example to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theory. The studies indicates that: (1) the connotation of transportation corridor eigen line is widespread, including space trend and demand attraction, both of them are much significant for the planning and resources allocation of transportation corridor. (2) the method of eigen line identification take OD demands as the basic data, which conforms to demand oriented market economy, and embodies the natural functions of road network, satisfying the transportation demands. (3) the case research identifies the eigen line of Guangzhou- Zhanjiang transportation correctly, which support the theory of eigen line identification.

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    Design and Implementation of Discrete-Event Simulation Framework for Modeling Bus Rapid Transit System
    Fergyanto E. GUNAWAN
    2014, 14(4): 37-45. 
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    It is clear that bus rapid transit is a strong contender for the solution of massive traffic congestion faced by many cities across the globe. However, the success or failure of this system will depend on many variables such as service planning, infrastructure, station design, passenger information systems, and integration and access. In this work, we established a computational framework on the basis of the discrete-event system for modeling the bus rapid transit system. This particular development allowed us to cost-effectively evaluate the effects of some of those variables on BRT performance. The results were a few sub-systems that could directly be used to model a typical BRT system. Some limited numerical trials revealed that the developed sub-systems could reasonably reproduce phenomena commonly observed in an actual BRT system.

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    Design and Implementation of Vehicle Classification Based on 3-axis AMR Vehicle Detector
    CAI Bai-gen,ZHAO Ji-min,WANG Jian,LIU Jiang,WANG Zhong-li
    2014, 14(4): 46-52. 
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    With the increasing number of motor vehicle, urban transport is widely assisted by intelligent transportation system (ITS),. Traditional vehicle detector cannot meet the requirements of ITS’s reflection on traffic condition, the function of vehicle classification has received great attentions. Current AMR vehicle classification detector classify vehicle by the length of vehicle but the vehicle structure. To solve this problem, this paper designs a new kind vehicle classification detector. A single detector can collect three directions’geomagnetic variation, and magnetic field strength changes in three-dimensional space can be gained with the combination of a high-precision time module, which enriches the collected information. By comparing the pros and cons of common vehicle classification algorithms, DAG-SVM is selected to classify vehicles. The experimental test results prove the effectiveness of vehicle classifier detector designed in this paper.

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    Critical Volume Analysis of Two and Four Phase-Signalized Intersections Considering Efficiency
    SHEN Jiajun,WANG wei
    2014, 14(4): 53-58. 
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    To optimize efficiency of signalized intersections, this paper studies critical volumes for different signal phase. Cycle volume, average velocity, and travel time were selected as three parameters, and the efficiency models of intersections were developed. Considering the characteristics of two-phase and four-phase signalized intersections, the functions between parameters were analyzed, thus the efficiency models were simplified to equations only including the parameter of volume. The values of efficiency and critical volume were obtained for two-phase and four-phase signalized intersections. The conclusion indicates that the method can optimize the efficiency and provide theoretical basis for control and management of signalized intersections.

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    Lattice Gas Simulation Model of Pedestrian at Signalised Crosswalks
    MAXin-lu, SUN Hui-fang
    2014, 14(4): 59-65. 
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    Based on the lattice gas model, this paper improved the lattice gas model considering both the interference factors of opposing pedestrians and the impact of synclastic pedestrian due to different speed. It proposed a lattice gas simulation model of pedestrian crossing and compiled simulation software, combining with pedestrian crossing characteristics at countdown signalised crosswalk. The study carried out the pedestrian crossing simulation at different speed pedestrian ratio, different bi-direction pedestrian ratio and different specifications crosswalks by the simulation software. The results indicate that slow pedestrians will increase the overall delay of pedestrians and the pedestrian arrival rate higher, the slow pedestrian impact greater. When pedestrian arrival rate is low, the greater the gap between bi-direction pedestrian, the smaller the delay is. When the pedestrian arrival rate exceeds a certain value, the greater the gap between bi-direction pedestrian, the greater the delay is. The wider the crosswalk, the smaller pedestrian delay is. And the longer the crosswalk, pedestrian delay increased significantly. When other factors are the same, changing the pedestrian phase, delay reduced significantly with the increase of time in a certain range. And over this range increasing pedestrian phase time has little effect on delay.

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    Pedestrian Detection of Integrating BS Based on Quadratic Reconstruction and IE Marker Watershed
    WANG Ai-li, DONG Bao-tian,WANG Ze-sheng
    2014, 14(4): 66-72. 
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    Pedestrian detecting is an important part of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) application. To accurately refine traffic information, the paper proposes pedestrian detection method of Integrating background subtraction (BS) based on quadratic reconstruction and internal and external (IE) marker watershed. First, the morphological quadratic reconstruction is used to denoise and filter, and the BS is carried to highlight prospect and sharpen background. Then, the internal mark is extracted according to the integrated information of gray image local maximum value and neighborhood value, the“Quasi-Euclidean”transformation is conducted to extract external marks; Finally, the gradient image is modified and watershed transform is employed to segment gradient image corrected for which extracts movement pedestrians. The results shows that this method significantly eliminates motion noise, targets are completely detected and the over-segmentation problem is effectively remitted. Furthermore, the pedestrian detection in dynamic traffic scene has achieved better results.

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    Travel Time Reliability Evaluation of Stochastic Dynamic Road Network with ATIS
    GUO Hong-yang,ZHANG Xi,LIU Lan,Ma Ya-feng
    2014, 14(4): 73-78. 
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    To evaluate the travel time reliability of stochastic dynamic network with ATIS, this study classifies travelers into two groups: with and without the information receiving devise. Both of them are assumed to follow the stochastic dynamic user optimal (SDUO) principle to dynamically choose routes. A route-based mixed SDUO fixed point model is developed according to the dynamic equilibrium theory, which has been proved to have at least one fixed point. The stochastic dynamic demand is described as a discrete random variable sequence. Then, a travel time reliability evaluation procedure is proposed based on the Monte Carlo simulation and diagonalized method of successive average (MSA) for stochastic dynamic road network with ATIS. Then, the feasibility of the proposed approach is tested in an example network. The results show that OD travel time reliability varies as departure time interval changes, and under this dynamic case, the increasing ATIS market penetration rate degrades travel time reliability instead of improving reliability.

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    Preferences of Pre-trip Mode Choice Based on Multiple Public Transit Information
    HOU Xian-yao, CHEN Xue-wu,WANGWei-jie
    2014, 14(4): 79-84. 
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    To investigate the effects of public transit information on people’s pre- trip mode choice, using uniform design method, a stated preference survey is designed with four kinds of public transit information, including transit travel distance, transit vehicle location, road and traffic condition, and transit transfer information. Survey is conducted in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, China. Data are collected and parameters with multinomial Logit model are estimated. The results show that public transit information affects respondents’ pre-trip mode choice significantly and strengthens public transit attraction, although effects of different information exists differences. However, there is little effect of public transit information on people who have already own their personal vehicles. Personal preferences of using public transit are also important in mode choices, and better transit information services may attract more people to use public transit.

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    Macroscopic Model for Evaluating Traffic Conditions on the Expressway Based on Speed-Specific VKT Distributions
    YUE Yuan-yuan, YU Lei, ZHU Lin, SONG Guo-hua, CHEN Xu-mei
    2014, 14(4): 85-92. 
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    With the continuous expansion of urban land, expressways have become key factors that support the entire urban road traffic operation. Accurate evaluation of traffic condition is the key of traffic management. This paper introduces the macroscopic fundamental diagram model and develops macroscopic traffic condition index (MTCI) based on speed-specific vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT) distributions by taking western 3rd ring-road expressway as an example. First, a macroscopic fundamental diagram model is established based on the RTMS data. Macroscopic traffic conditions on the expressway are classified into five levels (free- flow, near- free- flow, light congestion, moderate congestion, and severe congestion) based on the macroscopic fundamental diagram model. Subsequently, the speed spatial distribution model is designed using the floating car data. Furthermore, associating macroscopic traffic conditions with the cumulative distribution of travel speeds on the expressway, this study develops the MTCI evaluation method based on speedspecific VKT distributions. Finally, the proposed model is tested and verified using the western 3rd ring-road expressways.

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    Stochastic Bottleneck Model with Heterogeneous Travelers
    XIAO Ling-ling, HUANG Hai-jun, TIAN Li-jun
    2014, 14(4): 93-98. 
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    This paper studies commuters’departure time choice behavior along a bottleneck constrained highway connecting a resident area and a workplace. Commuters are differentiated by their value of time, and the bottleneck capacity is assumed to follow a uniform distribution within a range. The equilibrium properties of the proposed model are derived and individual travel cost is obtained. It is found that at equilibrium, the increase of capacity variability would change the commuters’travel behavior by increasing the expected equivalent travel time and lengthening the peak period. Every commuter is better off by reducing the individual travel cost if the stochasticity of the capacity decrease, and commuters with high value of time benefit more than those with low values. Numerical results are presented to support analytic findings.

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    Coordinated Berth Allocation for Port Group Considering Vessel Emissions
    ZHANG Heng, CHEN Qiu-shuang
    2014, 14(4): 99-106. 
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    To reduce vessel emissions and optimize berth allocation for the port group, we propose the double ports coordinated optimization (DPCO) model. By optimizing berth allocation of the ports and the vessel speed of the leg, both fuel consumption and total delay time of vessels can be reduced. The effects of speed limit strategy are discussed as well. This model is formulated as a mixed integer linear programming model by using a piecewise linear function to approximate the bunker consumption function. The results show that the coordinated plan provided by the model can optimize the departure delay objective, while significantly reducing the total fuel consumption than that by traditional single port berth allocation (SPBA) model. This paper provides theoretical support for the improvement of service level for the port group and the construction of green ports from the operational level.

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    A Risk-Pooling-Based Robust Model for Least-Time Itinerary Planning
    ZNANG Yu,TANG Jia-fu
    2014, 14(4): 107-112. 
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    This paper addresses the least-time itinerary planning problem for the urban public-transport travelers, especially those with deadlines imposed at their destinations. A risk- pooling- based robust model is used to solve the problem. Headway and travel time of each bus are uncertain, which are given in intervals in this paper. Based on the risk pooling concept, the set of combined uncertain travel times and headways are designated. This set could be adjusted flexibly by a parameter, which represents the conservativeness of each traveler. Subsequently, a robust model for the problem is proposed, as well as an exact polynomial time algorithm. Through an example and the associated simulation, the paper demonstrates that the solution of this model (compared with the solution of the deterministic model) is less likely to break the deadline. It is also concluded that an itinerary is more inclined to be a robust optimal solution with less transfer times or by more reliable bus lines.

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    Locating Urban Transit Transfer Centers: A Service Zoning Based Approach
    YU Jie, PAN Shu-liang, LIU Yue
    2014, 14(4): 113-119. 
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    In response to the need of promoting transport efficiency and service quality for urban transit systems, this paper proposes an optimal location model for urban transit transfer centers by integrating the concepts of“service zoning and route classifying”. It explicitly takes into account that the serving capacity of transit transfer centers will be affected by travel demand distribution, land use, and transit network topology. An efficient reformulation was developed to solve the proposed model and yield the global optimal solution for large-scale real-world applications. The model was successfully applied to optimize the transit transfer center locations in Suzhou Industrial Park, China, with the results of significantly improving the system performance and effectively capturing the interaction between travel demand and land use.

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    A Lagrangian Relaxation Model for High-speed Railway Station Operation Optimization
    BAI Zi-xi, ZHOU Lei-shan,WANG Jin, GUO Bin
    2014, 14(4): 120-125. 
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    This paper applies the Job- Shop scheduling theory to station operation optimization of highspeed railway. In this study, trains are regarded as workpieces, the arrival-departure tracks, inbound and outbound road are regarded as machines, trains’operations at a station are treated as different works. In this way, the station operation optimization problem can be transformed into a special kind of job-shop problem. The study takes the station equipment capacity, conflicts in inbound road and outbound road, station dwell time as the space and time constraints. The optimization goal is to minimize dwell time of trains., Then, the paper develops the high-speed railway station operation optimization model and the corresponding Lagrangian relaxation model of station operation. The optimization algorithm is also proposed for high-speed railway station technique operation. A real high-speed railway station case shows that the model and algorithm are able to generate the optimization plan for high-speed railway station operation and they can effectively eliminate the conflicts in inbound road and outbound road.

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    Capacity Allocation Method of Rural Transit Routes Based on Zone Operation
    JIANG Xiao-hong, GUO Xiu-cheng, LI Jia-bin, XI Zhen-ping
    2014, 14(4): 126-130. 
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    Capacity allocation method of rural transit routes based on zone operation is developed to promote the resource allocation and operational efficiency. The branch routes can be interlined with the adjacent trunk route to develop single route zone operation. Several branch routes can be allied to minimize capacity. Multi trunk routes and branch routes of adjacent towns can be allied to develop multi-routes zone operation. The method of capacity allocation based on zone operation is researched as follows. Firstly, the capacity allocation of interlining of trunk and branch routes of single route operation is depended on the trunk route, and the traditional capacity calculate formula is adopted for the trunk route. An estimation method of capacity allocation for alliance of several branch routes is put forward. Secondly, the capacity allocation of multi-routes operation is mainly depended on the interlining of adjacent routes. Aiming to the difference of peak time distribution, and directional distribution of passenger flow between the adjacent routes respectively, the capacity allocation process and models for multi-routes operation are proposed. Finally, the application of method is illustrated by a numerical example, and the capacity saving after interlining is analyzed. The results show that the proposed method can be applied in the capacity allocation of rural transit routes based on zone operation.

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    Pedestrian LOS of Urban Sidewalks Based on Orderly Logistic Regression
    ZHAO Lin,BIAN Yang,RONG Jian,LIU Xiao-ming
    2014, 14(4): 131-138. 
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    Scientific method measuring pedestrian level of service (LOS) on sidewalks can provide a powerful theoretical support for a comfort walking trip environment. Aiming at the characteristics that pedestrian LOS is a orderly discrete variable, this paper proposed an evaluation method for pedestrian LOS, based on the orderly Logistic regression model. First, pedestrians’satisfaction questionnaire survey was conducted on 34 representative sidewalks in Beijing transportation hub areas. Typical and comprehensive data were obtained. Then fuzzy C mean clustering was used to get the correspondence between pedestrians’satisfaction and the LOS. Finally, the significant influencing factors were extracted with step-regression method and their influencing mechanism was analyzed. And then the orderly Logistic regression model for pedestrian LOS was formulated. The field tast proved that the model has higher accuracy than the traditional linear model.

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    Multi-Class and Multi-Criteria Stochastic User Equilibrium Model Based on Generalized Nested Logit Model
    LI Xue-fei, LANG Mao-xiang
    2014, 14(4): 139-145. 
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    This paper focuses on the multi-class, multi-criteria stochastic user equilibrium model based on the generalized nested logit model. The basic theory of generalized nested Logit model is introduced and the multi- class users with different value of times are considered. Then the equivalent mathematical programming model for the multi- class, multi- criteria stochastic user equilibrium model based on the generalized nested Logit model is set up and the equivalence and uniqueness conditions are proved. The path-based method of successive averages (MSA) algorithm is designed to solve the proposed mathematical programming model and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified in a numerical example. The influences of dispersion parameter with different values on the traffic assignment results are analyzed and the assignment result is compared with that of MNL model. The results of the numerical example show that the proposed model can overcome the IIA property of the MNL model and the proposed algorithm has high efficiency.

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    Measuring Space-Time Accessibility within Bus Network Based on Space-time Process of Bus
    HU Ji-hua, LI Guo-yuan, ZHONG Guang-peng
    2014, 14(4): 146-153. 
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    Transportation systems exist to improve individual accessibility. The existing space-time accessibility measure (STAM) method based on space-time pyramid ignores the limit to the choice of traffic pattern, and had no exact concept about travel time. Therefore, this paper proposes the space-time accessibility measures method on the basis of space-time process. The method takes the space-time constraint on bus as utility function, and gets the travel time by bus from space-time process, thus it is more tractable on the calculation of travel time. Besides, the method can be more rigorous by the consideration of user and locational benefit based on mandatory space-time constraint. And the method takes traffic modes as a kind of space-time constraint, so it is more realistic. At last, the article studied bus transport system of Guangzhou, and used the method to calculate space- time accessibility of individual trip under the mandatory space- time constraint. The result shows that the proposed method is effective and tractable.

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    Traffic Flow Forecasting Model Based on Cloud- Self- Organizing Neural Network
    LIAO Rui-hui, ZHOU Jing
    2014, 14(4): 154-159. 
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    Modern transportation systems have complex structure, and the existence of fuzzy, stochastic and uncertainty factors increase the difficulty of huge data involved in qualitative and quantitative integrated analysis. This paper developed the cloud neural network self-organization of traffic flow forecasting model based on the characteristics of cloud model and self-organizing neural network. Using cloud model fuzziness and randomness advantages, the paper proposed the prediction model that can improve the reliability of selforganizing neural network prediction learning sample data to process data problems. Through comparing two models to a city traffic flow forecasting with actual data, the paper found that the forecasting model has higher coefficient of determination than the only using of self-organizing neural network. The results show that the model proposed in the traffic flow forecasting can improve accuracy and reduce generalization error.

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    Multi-objective Fuzzy Location-allocation-routing Problem in Urgent Relief Distribution System
    CHEN Gang, ZHANG Jin, FU Jiang-yuea,
    2014, 14(4): 160-167. 
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    To distribute the urgent relief commodities to the disaster areas with high efficiency, this study proposes a four-layer urgent relief distribution system consisting supply depots, transshipment depots, distribution centers and affected areas, from the perspective of supply chain. A bi-level optimization model is proposed with consideration of the uncertain demand. The location of distribution centers and the route scheduling of delivery vehicles are determined by the upper model with the goals of minimizing the last arrival time and the total delivery cost, as well as maximizing the vehicle load utilization. The location of transshipment depots and allocation of relief commodities are decided by the lower model with the goal of minimizing the total transportation cost. A self-adaptive genetic algorithm is also proposed to solve the upper model, and the GAMS is employed to solve the lower model. A numerical example of“4· 20”Sichuan Lushan earthquake of China is presented to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the model and algorithm.

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    Grey Relational Analysis for Multi-attributes Decision Making of Route Choice with Subjective Preference
    ZHENG Jian-hu,WU Xiong-bin,HUANG Ming-fang,WEN Zi-juan
    2014, 14(4): 168-172. 
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    Route choice model is core problem of dynamic traffic guidance. With respect to the traveler’s different preference and incompletely specified route- attribute, a new model with Subjective Preference is proposed which take interval values as the characteristics of route multi-attributes. With the degree of traffic congestion, travel time, route distance and the reliability of travel time, an indicator system of route choice is presented. Then, giving the interval values of objective and subjective, the relational coefficients between subjective preference and objective values of every alternative route are obtained. In order to reduce the error between the subjective and the objective values, an optimal model is provided to get the attribute weights. Furthermore, all alternative routes are ranked according to the relational degree. In the end, a numerical example is given with the real network of 3 lanes and 7 alleys in Fuzhou, and the results show that the proposed method is simple and effective.

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    Comparative Study of Boarding Strategies for Single-aisle Aircraft
    REN Xin-hui,TANG Shao-yong
    2014, 14(4): 173-179. 
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    Passenger boarding time accounts for one third of the total time during aircraft transit. Therefore, it is a critical task to improve the efficiency of the aircraft transitions, cut airline costs, and reduce boarding time. This paper formulates the seat interference model and aisle interference model based on the observation of the boarding process and characteristics, with consideration of passengers’individual properties and of different load factor. And then 9 strategies and 34 kinds of classic boarding sequences are selected for simulation. The result shows that the strategy used by many airlines is not only ineffective but harmful; on the contrary, random strategy are more effective than most organized strategy. We also explore the implementation issues of strategies and recommend an efficient strategy. This study provides some references for airlines to select boarding strategy.

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    Traffic System Path Guidance Algorithm Based on Missile Guidance
    GONG Yan, LI Su-jian, XING En-Hui
    2014, 14(4): 180-185. 
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    A simulated missile guidance algorithm is useful for single-vehicle path planning to achieve the system optimization objectives (vehicle flow balance objectives). To avoid traffic congestion caused by a planning algorithm in which multiple vehicles adopt the same path, a simulated missile guidance algorithm for traffic system path planning was proposed based on a simulated missile guidance algorithm for single-vehicle path planning. The least-time path algorithm based on missile guidance was improved in response to drivers’travel demands. The improved algorithm can be applied to all types of single-vehicle path planning objectives and can enhance the guidance acceptance rate. The ultimate goal of the system path guidance algorithm is to optimize the traffic system. To make the traffic flow tendency conform to drivers’travel demands, it modifies the guidance when the road network capacity is exceeded. A system optimization evaluation index and a guidance acceptance rate index were established. An area of Beijing was taken as an example, and the results show that the algorithm can achieve system optimization and ensure a high guidance acceptance rate.

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    Route Travel Time Reliability Analysis Based on ARCH Model Cluster
    LIWei-feng, DUAN Zheng-yu, GUO Gao-hua
    2014, 14(4): 186-193. 
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    The reliability of travel time is a key index of transportation network reliability. The heteroskedasticity occurs in the variability of travel time because of the uncertainty of traffic network. Thus the travel time cannot be accurately predicted through traditional mathematic statistic method. To cope with the characteristics of clustering, high peak and fat tail, the paper introduces ARCH model cluster in the econometrics. The models are formulated in the empirical analysis to evaluate the volatility and continuity of route travel time variability, describe the distribution of extrinsic information and analyze the response of route travel time variability to the inference of extrinsic information. Results show that ARCH model cluster adapted well to the variability of variance of travel time and corresponded to the features of traffic network. Effective evaluation of route travel time reliability is also obtained.

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    Railway Freight Pricing Model Based on Trigeminal Tree
    GUO Jing-wei, PENG Qi-yuan
    2014, 14(4): 194-200. 
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    Introducing the option theory into railway freight pricing activities, this paper establishes a multi-phase trigeminal tree pricing model to maximize the expectation of transportation enterprise and contract customers. It then analyzes the optimal pricing decision of the railway transportation enterprise and compares customers’optimal purchase decisions. The results show that: the optimal ordering quantity of option is a strictly monotone decreasing function to option price and exercise price. A positive correlation is identified between strike price and spot market freight, short- term preparation cost, as well as risk- free interest rate; the correlation between strike price and long-term preparation cost is negative. The case study illustrates that the option purchases will get a rapid reduce when the strike price rise more than 10%. Meanwhile, compared to the option price, options strike price has stronger sensitivity to the number of options execution. Thus, the railway transport enterprise should focus on the options exercise price.

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    Air Ticket Pricing Model of Multi-leg Airline Considering No-Show
    ZHOU Qiang, LIU Chang-you
    2014, 14(4): 201-208. 
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    Air ticket pricing model of multi-leg airline is put forward, and it is analyzed in detail from the perspective of airline-passengers game, with No-Show considered. Based on the price-controlling market demand and the basic theories including game theory and probability theory, this model defines the multi-leg air ticket pricing decision. In addition, the changing price can control the ticket sales, so that the excessive sales can effectively overcome the impact of No-Show on earnings, and the freight space of different legs can be reasonably distributed. Moreover, case studies are conducted to verify the operability and practical value of this model.

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    Comprehensive Comparison and Selection of Operation Modes of Sunset-departure and Sunrise-arrival Train on High-speed Railway
    ZHANG Tian-wei, NIE Lei, LU Jin
    2014, 14(4): 209-216. 
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    The organization modes of sunset-departure and sunrise-arrival train, for example, waiting for integrated maintain time (IMT) on a high speed railway (HSR) station (WHRS), transfer from HSR to conventional railway (CR) before IMT and arriving at the destination (THCD) on CR, transfer from HSR to CR before IMT and from CR to HSR after IMT (HCCH), were proposed according to the present adopted shape of the IMT on HSR. Alternative scheme generation model was built, solving process of model was analyzed, and rule and index of comparison and selection of operation mode was put forward. The sunset-departure and sunrise- arrival train OD Tianjin-Changsha, Changsha-Tianjin, Beijing-Guangzhou and Guangzhou-Beijing were used to solve the model and compare and choose the schemes. The result shows THCD is the first choice for the medium or long distance train OD. WHRS is preference for the long distance train OD. But the city transfer from HSR to CR and waiting for IMT should be selected scientifically according to the factual data of HSR or CR. The faster travel velocity of HCCH is achieved in certain conditions.

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    Effect of Railway Corridor on the Collection and Distribution Pattern of Port——A Case Study of Xiangpu Railway
    LIU Shuang,XU Qi,FENG Jia,SHI Rui-jia
    2014, 14(4): 217-221. 
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    As the main railway line of transportation corridor from Midwest to the east coast ports,Xiangpu railway opened the new route from inland areas to the sea. Based on the analysis of hinterland economic trends, and the estimation of the railway freight collection and distribution capabilities and transportation cost, this paper comparatively analyzes the affections of Xiangpu railway on the existing transportation pattern. The results show that the Xiangpu railway freight capacity is significantly affected by the passenger trains operation plan and speed; the unit transportation cost of Xiangpu railway has relatively greater competitive advantage compared with the existing routes. Xiangpu railway could save at most 15.6% to 36.8% in different transport price and kinds of goods scenarios; Xiangpu railway also has a strong competitive compared to the water routes. In order to optimize the transportation pattern, the relevant government departments also need to clear the connection of certain port and the important position of Xiangpu railway.

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    Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model for Urban Transportation Based on HBEFA——The Case of Beijing Localization Model
    HEWei-nan,LIU Yi,SUN Sheng-yang,CHENG Ying
    2014, 14(4): 222-229. 
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    Transport emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollution have attracted extensive attention of cities in China. To identify the source of emissions and scientific quantitative description is the key to control greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants, which will develop targeted policies and measures. China, at the moment, has not published a nationally accepted tool to assess emissions in the urban transport sector. This paper is based on technical ideas of handbook of road emission factors in Europe and combining the reality driving cycle of Beijing road and vehicle structure data, using bottom-up modeling method, dividing by the vehicle classification, traffic situation, driving cycle unit and traffic activity data, and using the average speed (V), stop time percentage (SP) and relative positive acceleration (RPA) three characteristic values as described driving cycle unit statistical characteristic parameter. Using computer simulation technology to build the localization traffic emission factor, and on this basis to develop the traffic emission measurement model based on traffic activity data. The model not only can establish the list of Beijing traffic energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants, and able to seamlessly link with macroscopic traffic model, evaluation of different transportation policy impact on the traffic emission reduction potential.

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    Multi-period Joint Location-Transportation during Postearthquake Restoration
    ZHENG Bin, MAZu-jun
    2014, 14(4): 230-238. 
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    The relief distribution during post-earthquake restoration period is a complex system engineering problem. A mixed integer linear programming model which minimizes the total cost is proposed to describe the joint transfer facility location and transportation problem in a two-echelon relief distribution system. It considers the features of relief distribution during post-earthquake restoration stage, such as various relief materials, various modes of transportation, multi- period decision. etc. Then, a hybrid genetic algorithm with multi-period and multi-phase decoded operation is proposed to solve the model. Finally, the validity of the model and algorithm is demonstrated by a numerical example based on Wenchuan earthquake relief distribution during post- earthquake restoration period. The results show that the proposed genetic algorithm has good performance and is suitable for the joint location-transportation problem in relief distribution.

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    Design and Case Analysis of Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required Flight Procedure for Deviated from Specifications
    XIANG Xiao-jun, CHEN Hong-ying
    2014, 14(4): 239-244. 
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    Because of the flexibility of RNP AR (Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required) flight procedure design, the operation minima can be reduced at airports located on Plateau or complex terrain. However, the design of RNP AR flight procedures may be deviated from the relevant specifications. In this paper, the scenarios of such deviations have been researched, for example, the shortest distance from threshold in final approach and the maximum length of a missed approach when RNP value is less than 1. Meanwhile, taking a domestic airport RNP AR approach procedure design for example, a RNP AR approach flight procedure deviated from ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) specifications has been designed, and the final approach and missed approach design parameters have been given simultaneously. Finally, the feasibility of RNP AR flight procedure deviated from specifications which can meet the operation and safety requirement has been verified by simulator.

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