Jump Drive, Replicators, Transporters, and Time Travel

Jumping from place to place, replicating food, biological or mechanical parts or beaming up somebody, may not be fiction, rather an issue of practical implementation as shall be observed in this paper. Devices like transporter, food replicators or warp drive intrigue our imagination. This paper is intended to show that Jump drive is an issue of coordinate transformation. Changing location from planet X to planet Y does not necessarily require travelling a distance D connecting between the two planets. The theoretical knowledge of changing the location from coordinate X to coordinate Y exists;we do that in signal processing, but, we have not yet developed such a machine. The present paper shows the feasibility of jump drive;however, much work needs to be done on the implementation.

Using structured systems analysis to design an integrated system for transport planning and environmental analysis

This paper applies Yourdon's (1989) structured systems analysis techniques to transport planning, and the environmental analysis of transport plans. It is usual for planners to treat these activities as separate processes or 'systems'. Six serious shortcomings are identified in prevailing approaches to accounting for the environmental impacts of transport plans. The application of systems analysis has elucidated opportunities for overcoming these problems by integrating the two processes. The paper highlights the benefits of using these methods to direct research into, and development of, an integrated transport planning- environmental analysis system. Techniques applied are data flow diagrams, a Venn diagram and an entity-relationship diagram. Significant potential exists for integration within a geographic information system(GIS), although adoption of integrated methods by transport planners is likely to be incremental. Research confirms the usefulness of systems analysis in guiding the development of a GIS application to accommodate integrated transport planning and environmental analysis. Systems analysis also facilitates more careful and effective design of the databases underlying GIS analysis.

Big Data-Driven Residents’ Travel Mode Choice Choice: A Research Overview

The research on residents'travel mode choice mainly studies how traffic flows are shared by different traffic modes,which is the prerequisite for the government to establish transportation planning and policy.Traditional methods based on survey or small data sources are difficult to accurately describe,explain and verify residents'travel mode choice behavior.Recently,thanks to upgrades of urban infrastructures,many real-time location-tracking devices become available.These devices generate massive real-time data,which provides new opportunities to analyze and explain resident travel mode choice behavior more accurately and more comprehensively.This paper surveys the current research status of big data-driven residents'travel mode choice from three aspects:residents'travel mode identification,acquisition of travel mode influencing factors,and travel mode choice model construction.Finally,the limitations of current research and directions of future research are discussed.

Accessibility Comparison and Spatial Differentiation of Xi’an Scenic Spots with Different Modes Based on Baidu Real-time Travel

A study of the accessibility of a city’s scenic spots via different travel modes can contribute to optimization of tourism-related transportation while improving tourists’ travel-related satisfaction levels and advancing tourism. We systematically analyzed the accessibility of 56 scenic spots in Xi’an City, China, via car and public transport travel modes using the real-time travel function of the Baidu Maps API(Application Programming Interface) along with spatial analysis methods and the modal accessibility gap index of scenic spots. We obtained the following results. First, maximum and minimum travel times using public transport exceeded those using cars. Moreover, the accessibility of scenic spots via cars and public transport presented a circular spatial pattern of increasing travel time from the center to the periphery. Contrasting with travel by public transport, car travel showed a clear time-space compression effect. Second, accessibility of the scenic spots via cars and public transport showed some spatial heterogeneity, with no clear advantages of car accessibility in the central urban area. However, advantages of car accessibility were increasingly evident moving from the center to the periphery. Third, whereas the correlation of the modal accessibility gap index of scenic spots in Xi’an with global space was significantly positive, local spatial interdependence was only evident in some inner city areas and in marginal areas. Moreover, spatial heterogeneity was evident in two regions but was insignificant in other areas, indicating that the spatial interdependence of the modal accessibility gap index in most scenic spots was not apparent in terms of the overall effect of public transport routes, road networks, and the distribution of scenic spots. The improvement of public transport coverage in marginal areas and the optimization of public transport routes in central urban areas are essential tasks for improving travel using public transport in the future.

Support Vector Regression for Bus Travel Time Prediction Using Wavelet Transform

In order to accurately predict bus travel time, a hybrid model based on combining wavelet transform technique with support vector regression(WT-SVR) model is employed. In this model, wavelet decomposition is used to extract important information of data at different levels and enhances the forecasting ability of the model. After wavelet transform different components are forecasted by their corresponding SVR predictors. The final prediction result is obtained by the summation of the predicted results for each component. The proposed hybrid model is examined by the data of bus route No.550 in Nanjing, China. The performance of WT-SVR model is evaluated by mean absolute error(MAE), mean absolute percent error(MAPE) and relative mean square error(RMSE), and also compared to regular SVR and ANN models. The results show that the prediction method based on wavelet transform and SVR has better tracking ability and dynamic behavior than regular SVR and ANN models. The forecasting performance is remarkably improved to obtain within 6% MAPE for testing section Ⅰ and 8% MAPE for testing section Ⅱ, which proves that the suggested approach is feasible and applicable in bus travel time prediction.

Dilemma and Solution of Green Transportation Construction under the Background of Urban Development

With the development of the city and the increase of the population, the demand for transportation is increasing. The increases in transportation ways and demand have also brought certain energy and environmental problems to transportation construction. A good transportation environment and green travel experience have an important role in promoting the happiness of urban life and the sustainable development of society. Based on this, the following solutions are proposed for the construction and development of urban green transportation. First, as a guiding role, the government should formulate active transportation and green transportation policies to promote the reform of multiple public transportation methods. Second, as a leading role, the market can support a variety of the construction of green travel modes, which could encourage the development of shared bicycles and new energy vehicles. Third, as the main role of city, the citizens would like to choose green travel tools with the guidance in the conscious level. If we built green behavior into a fashionable business card of the city, green behavior will lead the city’s transportation construction and development.

Short-term travel flow prediction method based on FCM-clustering and ELM

Short-term travel flow prediction has been the core of the intelligent transport systems(ITS). An advanced method based on fuzzy C-means(FCM) and extreme learning machine(ELM) has been discussed by analyzing prediction model. First, this model takes advantages of ability to adapt to nonlinear systems and the fast speed of ELM algorithm. Second, with FCM-clustering function, this novel model can get the clusters and the membership in the same cluster, which means that the associated observation points have been chosen. Therefore, the spatial relations can be used by giving the weight to every observation points when the model trains and tests the ELM. Third, by analyzing the actual data in Haining City in 2016, the feasibility and advantages of FCM-ELM prediction model have been shown when compared with other prediction algorithms.

Bluetooth as a traffic sensor for stream travel time estimation under Bogazici Bosporus conditions in Turkey

Travel time estimation is an integral part of Intelligent Transportation Systems, and has been an important component in traffic management and operations for many years. Travel time, being spatial in nature, requires spatial sensors to measure it accurately. Bluetooth is emerging as a promising technology for the direct measurement of travel time, and is reported in a few studies from homogenous traffic conditions. At the same time, there have been no studies on the applicability of Bluetooth for travel time estimation in heterogeneous traffic seen in Istanbul and even that Turkey. Bluetooth data collected from a busy urban road in Istanbul city have been analyzed and the penetration rate was found to be about 5 %. Two wheelers and light motor vehicles have been detected using the Bluetooth sensor and the data have been extrapolated to estimate travel times of other classes of vehicles. The study developed linear relationships between speeds of different classes of vehicles through weighted linear regression methods and were used for the estimation of stream travel time. The results obtained were promising and show that Bluetooth is a cost-effective technology for estimation of travel time for heterogeneous traffic conditions.

Floating Car Data Based Nonparametric Regression Model for Short-Term Travel Speed Prediction

A K-nearest neighbor （K-NN） based nonparametric regression model was proposed to predict travel speed for Beijing expressway. By using the historical traffic data collected from the detectors in Beijing expressways, a specically designed database was developed via the processes including data filtering, wavelet analysis and clustering. The relativity based weighted Euclidean distance was used as the distance metric to identify the K groups of nearest data series. Then, a K-NN nonparametric regression model was built to predict the average travel speeds up to 6 min into the future. Several randomly selected travel speed data series, collected from the floating car data （FCD） system, were used to validate the model. The results indicate that using the FCD, the model can predict average travel speeds with an accuracy of above 90%, and hence is feasible and effective.

One-dimensional mass transport with dynamic external potentials

Using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics and the Monte Carlo method, we simulated mass transport in a onedimensional channel with dynamic external potentials. This study focuses on the influence of the dynamic external potential field on the mass transport. Traveling wave and standing wave potential fields have been employed as our dynamic potential field. We found that mass transport can be promoted by the traveling wave field when the external potential moves along the direction of the mass current. When the standing wave field is exerted on the channel, the channel is found to work like a switch. The mass current can be "on" or "off" by adjusting the standing wave frequency. The effects of the period number,the amplitude and the velocity of the external potential on the mass transport are also discussed. Our research provides valuable advice for the control o particle transport through one-dimensional channels.

Analysis of Transportation Users’ Preferences and Attitudes for Identifying Micro-Level Determinants of Transportation Network Companies’ (TNCs) Growth

Over the last decade, the popularity of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) as a mode of travel has been increasing at a steady pace. This trend highlights the importance of identifying the determinants that influence transportation users to adopt TNCs as a preferred mode choice and the impacts of such preferences on their travel patterns and transportation network operation. This paper reports on a recent study undertaken in Birmingham, AL aiming at understanding and documenting the factors that influence transportation users to select TNCs (such as Uber/Lyft) for completing typical day trips. In doing so, a travel diary questionnaire survey was developed in accordance with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Manual on Transportation Engineering Studies using the Qualtrics Research Core platform. The questionnaire was used to survey over 450 transportation users in the Birmingham Metro area. The survey participants provided detailed trip information for a typical 24-hr day along with demographic data and travel preference information. The survey responses provide high-resolution micro-level indicators of travel preferences and behaviors in a TNC-served area, which is a much-needed type of information for researchers and transportation planning agencies.

An iterative approach to an integrated land use and transportation planning tool for small urban areas

There has been increasing interests in developing land use models for small urban areas for various planning applications such as air quality conformity analysis. The output of a land use model can serve as a major input to a transportation model; conversely, transportation model output can provide a critical input to a land use model. The connection between the two models can be achieved by an accessibility measure. This paper presents an iterative approach to solving a regression-based land use model and a transportation model with combined trip distribution- assignment. A case study using data from a small urban area is presented to illustrate the application of the proposed modeling framework. Tests show that the procedures can converge, and the modeling framework can be a valuable tool for planners and decision-makers in evaluating land use policies and transportation investment strategies.

A Connection between Geometrical Spreading and the Adjoint Field in Travel Time Tomography

The goal of tomography is to reconstruct a spatially-varying image function s(x,m), where x is position and m is a finite-length vector of parameters. Many reconstruction methods minimize the total L2 error E ≡ eTe, where individual errors ei quantify misfit between predictions and observations, to quantify goodness of fit. So-called adjoint state methods allow the gradient ∂E/∂mi to be computed extremely efficiently from an adjoint field, facilitating image reconstruction by gradient-descent methods. We examine the structure of the differential equation for the adjoint field under the ray approximation and find that it has the same form as the transport equation, whose solution involves the well-known geometrical spreading function R Consequently, as R is routinely tabulated as part of a ray calculation, no extra work is needed to compute the adjoint field, permitting a rapid calculation of the gradient?∂E/∂mi.

考虑出行偏好的城市群交通方式选择行为影响因素研究

针对城市群旅客出行方式选择行为影响机理不够明晰的问题,开展旅客城市群交通方式选择行为影响因素研究.设计问卷对关中城市群内出行行为进显性偏好(Revealed Preference,RP)调查,并对调查数据的效度、信度进行检验,基于调查所得出行数据,采用梯度提升决策树(Gradient Boosting Decision Tree,GBDT)模型构建了考虑出行偏好的出行方式选择预测模型,并采用可解释机器学习框架SHapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP)模型对预测结果进行解析,所构建模型结合旅客实际决策逻辑将出行方式多元选择行为解构为多次二元选择行为,以增强模型的可解释性.研究结果表明:所构建考虑出行偏好的GBDT预测模型能有效预测旅客城市群出行方式选择行为;私家车与公共交通之间的二元选择行为,会受到小汽车拥有状况,旅客对方便性、安全性、快捷性、舒适性的偏好程度、家庭居住区位、出行距离的显著影响;高速巴士与铁路系统、普通铁路与高铁动车之间的二元选择行为,均会受到出行距离、旅客对舒适性、安全性、快捷性、准时性的偏好程度的显著影响;小汽车拥有状况、家庭居住区位会显著影响高速巴士与铁路系统的选择行为,收入状况会显著影响普通铁路与高铁动车的选择行为.研究成果可为决策者从旅客出行偏好的角度进行更加切实有效的决策提供参考.

Optimization Model for School Transportation Based on Supply-Demand Analyses

This paper presents a new conception model of school transportation supply-demand ratio (STSDR) in order to define the number of school buses needed in a limited area and to describe the conditions of school transport system. For this purpose, a mathematical equation was elaborated to simulate the real system based on the school transport conditions and on the estimated results of STSDR from 15 zones of Cuenca city in Ecuador. The data used in our model was collected from several diverse sources (i.e. administrative data and survey data). The estimated results have shown that our equation has described efficiently the school transport system by reaching an accuracy of 96%. Therefore, our model is suitable for statistical estimation given adequate data and will be useful in school transport planning policy. Given that, it is a support model for making decisions which seek efficiency in supply and demand balance.

基于出行剩余理论的旅游出行方式选择研究

为揭示旅游出行需求主体选择出行服务方式的规律,研究旅游出行特性,提升研判运输通道上旅游客流选择出行服务方式的准确性,构建基于出行剩余理论的休闲旅游出行方式选择模型。从需求独立价值角度刻画旅游出行人群的出行行为,在旅游出行价值特征方面强调出行服务方式的情感价值和游客空间行为价值,在出行剩余理论基础上对旅游出行方式选择进行细化分析。以西安和成都为旅游出行的OD点进行情境模拟算例研究,根据游客对沿途旅游资源的偏好差异将出行需求主体分为3类,分别计算其出行剩余,根据出行剩余最大化原则讨论其最佳出行服务方式。研究结果表明,由于3类游客对特定旅游资源数量、品质情感响应、偏好等存在差异,所对应的最佳出行服务方式有所不同。

基于改进时空图卷积网络的道路行程时间预测模型

为提高道路网行程时间预测精度,综合考虑行程时间的空间依赖性、时间依赖性和天气因素影响,提出了基于属性增强和注意力机制的时空图卷积网络模型.首先,构建属性增强单元,将行程时间和天气信息融合;然后,利用图卷积网络捕获空间依赖性,利用门控递归单元捕获时间依赖性,并利用注意力机制增强模型对特征的学习;最后,利用该模型在真实数据集上对未来15、30、45和60 min的行程时间进行预测.结果表明:预测结果的均方根误差(RMSE)分别为0.0453、0.0456、0.0457和0.0468,与其他模型相比表现更优;考虑了时间、空间和天气因素后,相较于不考虑天气的情况,预测误差降低了约10.3%;相较于不考虑空间依赖性的情况,降低了约24.2%,表明所提模型能更好表达时空依赖性和外部条件影响.

基于出行选择的旅客联程运输服务定价

在多模式运输竞争条件下,将旅客联程运输看作一个由多个任意运输方式联合提供服务的独立运营商参与市场竞争,并通过设立旅客满意度参数量化联程运输特有属性对旅客出行选择的影响,构建同时考虑旅客出行选择和运营商收益的“一票制”联运双层定价模型。针对下层模型中旅客出行选择参数标定需要大量数据,而联程运输处于初步发展阶段,存在缺乏相关数据的现实矛盾,通过运用层次分析法对相关因素的重要性程度进行标定。针对双层模型求解NP难问题,采用灵敏度分析法对模型求解过程进行简化。并以空铁联运为例对算法的有效性进行验证,结果表明:该定价模型可提升通道内总客流量,促进旅客出行,比补贴式定价有更强的可操作性和可持续性。

Atmospheric lifetimes and traveling distances of airborne carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Atmospheric lifetimes and traveling distances of 15 PAHs(Ac:acenaphthylene,Ace:acenaphthene,Ph:phenanthrene,MePh3:3-methyl-phenanthrene,MePh9:9-methyl-phenanthrene,MePh1:1-methyl-phenanthrene,MePh2:2-methyl-phenanthrene,Ret:retene,B[a]A:benzo[a]anthracene,Chry:chrysene,B[b,j,k]F:benzo[b,j,k]fluoranthene,B[e]P:benzo[e]pyrene,B[a]P:benzo[a]pyrene,Ind:indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene,B[g,h,i]P:benzo[g,h,i]perylene)at Whitbourne,UK,were estimated by using the rate constants for reaction with OH,O3,and the first order rate constants of eight species of high molecular weight PAHs(i.e.B[a]A,Chry,B[b]F,B[k]F,B[a]P,Ind,B[g,h,i]P and Ret)as a function of humidity,solar intensity and temperature by using Multiple Regression Analysis.The predicted atmospheric lifetime of Ac,Ace,Ph,MePh3,MePh9,MePh2 and MePh1 ranged between 11.42 h-79.12 h in cold period and 1/31 h-14.33 h in warm period respectively.The binary ratios of atmospheric lifetime of B[k]F/B[g,h,i]P,B[k]F/B[g,h,i]P,B[g,h,i]P/Ind and B[k]F/Ind displayed non-significant differences between cold and warm period,indicating that high molecular weight PAHs are difficult to be decomposed by UV light and thus may be conveyed to the rural regions via long range atmospheric transportation(LRAT).The decreased level of the atmospheric lifetime of low molecular weight PAHs in summer can be attributed to an increased level of OH radical content and solar radiation.

考虑心理偏好的枢纽抵站旅客接续出行方式选择模型

为掌握枢纽抵站旅客的出行方式选择特征,解决接续运输运力配置协同优化与效率提升问题,基于高铁枢纽接续出行问卷调查数据,引入上次接续属性、接续方式主观重要度、枢纽服务满意度、接续出行选择倾向特征等潜在变量因素,构建考虑心理倾向的结构方程模型(Structural Equation Model,SEM)和抵站旅客接续出行方式选择多项Logit(Multinomial Logit,MNL)模型相融合的SEM-MNL模型,定量计算枢纽抵站旅客接续出行分方式选择效用函数,预测不同时段旅客接续出行方式选择概率,并对比分析SEM-MNL模型与MNL模型命中率.研究结果表明:引入心理倾向潜在变量后,模型的整体命中率提升了4.6%;对枢纽环境服务满意度越高、接续方式服务重视程度越高、上次出行的时间和距离更短且使用公共交通的出行者,更倾向于选择公共交通方式.通过方式选择模型预测分方式的接续出行需求,开展对外客运枢纽接续运输保障和多模式运力的协调调度,对于实现枢纽接续客流与运力资源的供需平衡,继而提升接续服务质量具有重要意义.