Presently, most local-area networks employ a single broadcast bus to interconnect single-transceiver stations. In order to increase a network's throughput beyond a single bus's data rate without using dedicated switching nodes, multiple buses and multitransceiver stations are required. We explore the design space of single-hop interconnections among such stations; i.e., interconnections that pr...

A number of studies have been initiated in the past to address the bus arrival time prediction problem. These efforts have resulted in three types of prediction models: (a) models based on historical data, (b) multilinear regression models, and (c) artificial neural network models. The first type of prediction models infers the current and future travel time of a bus based on the historical tra...

While rail has been the focus of most planning for Transit Oriented Development (TOD), there has been recent interest in bus-related TOD with an emphasis on new bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in North and South America and Australia. This article takes a critical look at the strengths and challenges of bus-based transit systems compared to rail in relation to TOD. It includes a review of the l...

Abstract In this research, a feasible mechanism is developed to determine the optimum number of bus rapid transit (BRT) stations as well their respective locations along service corridor. To accomplish this, mathematical model and optimized by using three different evolutionary algorithms, namely particle swarm optimization (PSO), genetic algorithm (GA), differential evolution (DE), results are...

This paper derives exact results for a polling system such as a token bus or token ring with exhaustive service and priority polling. The results can also be used to analyze a terminal controller with a general-service order table. There are N stations in the system and the token is passed among them according to a polling table of length M (>N). Stations are given higher priority by being list...

This paper is an attempt to present a simple yet innovative planning method for determining the type of common bus in hub station (HS), devised on efficiency and reliability grounds. The evaluated by modeling curves converters under part-load full-load conditions, hence enabling realistic estimate efficiency. Reliability evaluation executed failure repair rate distributions HS components. optim...

Opportunities for education and employment depend upon effective and independent travel. For mainstream society, this is accomplished to a large extent by printed signs. People who are print disabled, visually impaired, or totally blind are at a disadvantage because they do not have access to signage. Remote infrared signage, such as the Talking Signs (TS) system, provides a solution to this ne...

Received Sep 12, 2016 Revised Oct 20, 2016 Accepted Nov 6, 2016 In India Electrical Energy is generated mainly Coal based Thermal Power stations and hydro Electric Power Stations. The main aim of power generating company is to provide good quality and reliable p ower to consumers at minimum cost. The problem of Combined Economic and Emission Dispatch deals with the minimization of both fuel cos...