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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"mobility-on-demand"”.
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Pedestrian detection and tracking for mobility on demand
This paper presents a pedestrian detection and tracking system to be used aboard mobility on demand systems. Mobility on demand is a transportation paradigm in which a fleet of vehicles is shared among a community, with rides provided upon request. The proposed system is capable of robustly …
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Demand estimation and fleet management for autonomous mobility on demand systems
Mobility On Demand (MOD) systems are creating a paradigm shift in transportation, where mobility is provided not through personally owned vehicles but rather through a fleet of shared vehicles. To maintain a high customer quality of service (QoS), MOD systems need to manage the distribution of …
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Dynamic pricing in shared mobility on demand service and its social impacts
… we formulate and solve a profit maximization problem of shared mobility on demand service operations, and investigate the impact of such operations on performance of transportation system with a carefully designed case study. It is shown that our approach can generate much more profit than …
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How system configuration shapes demand: agent-based simulation of mobility-on-demand systems
To establish Mobility-on-Demand (MoD) and autonomous Mobility-on-Demand (AMoD) services as part of sustainable transport systems, a forward-looking configuration process is indispensable. Modern methods such as agent-based transport simulation are particularly well suited for this task, as they …
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Commercial Short-Haul Flight or Autonomous Mobility-On-Demand: Modeling Air Passengers’ Modal Choice
… airports and airlines because they account for one-third of hub traffic and have higher profit margins than the long-haul market. While U.S. commercial air passenger travel has increased steadily over the past decades, SF has been declining and was doing so before the unprecedented decrease in …
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Scenario discovery for a future of automated mobility on-demand in the urban environment
… been a hindrance in the field of transportation planning. It is difficult to make robust decisions regarding optimal transportation policies when uncertainty is so wide. This project presents a novel approach for applying scenario discovery to agentbased simulation. In scenario discovery we …
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Value of information in dispatching shared autonomous mobility-on-demand systems : a simulation framework
The concept of shared mobility-on-demand (MoD) systems describes an innovative mode of transportation in which rides are tailored as per the immediate requests in a shared manner. Convenience of hailing, ease of transactions, and economic efficiency of crowd-sourcing the rides have made these …
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Simulation-based design of integrated public transit and shared autonomous mobility-on-demand systems
The autonomous vehicle (AV) is poised to be one of the most disruptive technologies in the transportation industry. The advent of three major trends in transportation: automation, on-demand mobility and ride-sharing, are set to revolutionize the way we travel. The forthcoming adoption and …
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Design for implementation : fully integrated charging & docking infrastructure used in Mobility-on-Demand electric vehicle fleets
As the technology used in electric vehicles continues to advance, there is an increased demand for urban-appropriate electric charging stations emphasizing a modern user interface, robust design, and reliable functionality. Publicly shared transportation systems provide electric vehicles with …
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Green mobility Taipei City : with the arrival of mobility-on-demand system with ultra small electric vehicles
Urban form always transforms when new transportation technology is deployed. Urban form and transportation technologies always coevolve. Many new technologies have been developed to solve the problems of greenhouse gas emission, air pollution, energy efficiency, high gas prices, traffic congestion, …
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Estimation of cumulative prospect theory-based passenger behavioral models for dynamic pricing & transactive control of shared mobility on demand
… studies the optimal design of large-scale shared mobility on demand services (SMoDS) in urban settings. Specifically, we build upon previous work done in the Active-Adaptive Control Lab lab on the dynamic pricing and routing of ride sharing services. We develop and characterize a novel passenger …
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Dynamic incentive scheme for rental vehicle fleet management
Mobility on Demand is a new transportation paradigm aimed to provide sustainable transportation in urban settings with a fleet of electric vehicles. Usage scenarios prpopsed by Mobility on Demand systems must allow one-way rentals. However, one-way rentals bring significant challenges to fleet …
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Taipei mobility : gone in less than 300 seconds : mixed modality transportation system in dense mixed-use urban fabric, take Taipei City for example
… the urban issues from spatial, cultural and economical point of views; However, sometimes these issues were limited or, even more, created by current transportation system. The thesis will discuss about the relations of urban mobility and urban space and try to redesign urban space from …
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The market economy of trips
Mobility on Demand (MOD) systems allow users to pick-up and drop-off vehicles (bikes, automobiles) ubiquitously in a network of parking stations. Asymmetric demand patterns cause unbalanced fleet allocation decreasing level of service. Current redistribution policies are complex to plan and …
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Assessment of subsidized shared transport services on mobility patterns: Evidence and Lessons from cellphone mobility data
… emerging shared transport services affect urban mobility is critical for designing sustainable and equitable transit systems. However, empirical evidence on the real-world impacts of subsidized shared transport services remains limited. This study evaluates the impacts of two such services: the …
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Evaluating the Impacts of Mobility-as-a-Service in Prototypical North American Cities via Agent-based Simulation
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is a natural evolution of trends in shared mobility. As new mobility options emerge users are faced with an increasingly splintered mobility landscape. By unifying emerging on-demand modes with traditional mobility options, MaaS can increase users’ transportation …
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Algorithms for autonomous urban navigation with formal specifications
This thesis addresses problems in planning and control of autonomous agents. The central theme of this work is that integration of "low-level control synthesis" and "high-level decision making" is essential to devise robust algorithms with provable guarantees on performance. We pursue two main …
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The anatomy of an urban modular electric vehicle : how the architecture of the CityCar enhances personal mobility and supporting industries
Growing populations, increasing middle-class, and rapid urbanization - for today's urban dweller, all of these escalating factors continue to contribute to problems of excessive energy use, road congestion, pollution due to carbon emissions, and inefficient personal transit. Considering that the …
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Towards A Robust Integrated Urban Mobility System: Public Transit and Ride-Sharing Systems
… cities. In this post-pandemic world, urban mobility demand patterns are experiencing significant shifts. To manage the growing uncertainty in urban mobility, there is a growing need to develop a robust urban mobility system. This system must be adaptable to evolving demand patterns while …
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Evolving Technologies Shaping Public Transit
… new technology systems, research is needed on how these systems impact demand for paratransit and on-demand mobility services. This research addresses this topic by studying the impact of technology on demand-responsive transportation and urban mobility. Over the past two decades, this …
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