Open AccessThe influence of bus stop on the dynamics of traffic flow
Author(s) -
Bin Jia,
Xingang Li,
Rui Jiang,
Ziyou Gao
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.58.6845
Subject(s) - cellular automaton , diagram , computer science , flow (mathematics) , traffic flow (computer networking) , local bus , computer network , system bus , control bus , mechanics , algorithm , physics , computer hardware , database
The impact of bus stop on the dynamics of traffic flow is studied by a cellular automata model. Two types of bus stops, non-harbor shaped and harbor shaped, are considered. The properties of traffic flow are investigated by analyzing the fundamental diagram and the spatial-temporal diagram. The influences of bus ratio and length of bus stop are analyzed in detail. The simulation results show that the non-harbor shaped bus stop has more influence on the traffic flow, and the flux cannot be effectively increased by extending the bus stop length; the harbor shaped bus stop has less influence on the traffic flow and the flux can be improved by extending the bus stop length.