in this paper, simultaneous placement of distributed generation, capacitor bank and protective devices are utilized to improve the efficiency of the distribution network. the objectives of the problem are reduction of active and reactive power losses, improvement of voltage profile and reliability indices and increasing distribution companies’ profit. the combination of firefly algorithm, parti...

In this paper a bimodal discrete urban road network design problem with bus and car modes is investigated. The problem consists of decision making for lane addition to the existing streets, new street constructions, converting some two-way streets to one-way streets, lane allocation for two-way streets, and the allocation of some street lanes for exclusive bus lanes. Two objectives are consider...

Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Systems are being introduced increasingly in many cities around the world. These systems are aimed at cost reduction and optimization of time and resources. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based system called RFID Urban Transportation Monitoring System (RUTMS), is proposed in this paper for urban transportation tracking. The monitoring of bus stops and l...

Recent research has studied the existence and the properties of a macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) for large urban networks. The MFD should not be universally expected as high scatter or hysteresis might appear for some type of networks, like heterogeneous networks or freeways. In this paper, we investigate if aggregated relationships can describe the performance of urban bi-modal networks...

Urban mobility impacts urban life to a great extent. To enhance urban mobility, much research was invested in traveling time prediction: given an origin and destination, provide a passenger with an accurate estimation of how long a journey lasts. In this work, we investigate a novel combination of methods from Queueing Theory and Machine Learning in the prediction process. We propose a predicti...

in this paper, a novel multi-objective bus stop location model is proposed, which considers not only the coverage of demand and minimization of access time but also the necessities of suitable stops for transit network design phase. three objective functions are considered including minimizing (i) sum of the total access distance (time), (ii) the weighted combination of stops, and (iii) the num...

Within local areas, buses plays an important role, therefore the bus network design is important. Bus network design problem consists of the bus stop number decision problem and the bus stop location decision problem. In this paper, the bus stop number decision problem is determined based on map information. The bus stop location decision problem is determined by a genetic algorithm. Genetic al...

This work presents a new approach and modeling for selecting an optimal network of public transport (PT) priority lanes. Bus priority schemes and techniques on urban roads and highways have proven effective for almost a half century. Many bus-priority studies have been published and demonstrated worldwide, but none is dealt with optimal connected network of PT priority lanes. The approach used ...

PURPOSE The teaching of cooking is an important aspect of school-based efforts to promote healthy diets among children, and is frequently done by external agencies. Within a limited evidence base relating to cooking interventions in schools, there are important questions about how interventions are integrated within school settings. The purpose of this paper is to examine how a mobile classroom...