Usability of dial-a-ride systems

A case study of usability of dial-a-ride bus systems is reported. We conduct a social simulation to compare efficiencies of the dial-a-ride bus systems, one of possible multiagent applications, and traditional fixed-route bus systems. Simulation results indicated that dial-a-ride systems are reasonable for large cities but their advantage depends on structures of the town.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: Itsuki Noda, Masayuki Ohta, Yoichiro Kumada, Kousuke Shinoda, Hideyuki Nakashima
• Keywords: ATAL 2005, Dial-a-ride Bus Systems, Dial-a-ride Systems, Intelligent Agents, fixed-route Bus Systems