Modular vehicles are a novel concept that allows for the coupling and decoupling of different vehicle modules and enables in-motion passenger transfers; it can potentially increase the flexibility of the transportation system. Recent studies have numerically highlighted the potential of using modular vehicles as transit buses to mitigate the bus bunching phenomenon. Building upon this, this study first offers a comprehensive and systematic analytical assessment of the bunching-proof capabilities associated with modular buses, and then proposes novel bus bunching alleviation strategies.
TIME
Sep 30th, 10:30, 2024
LOCATION
Room 322, School of Transportation
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Dr. Zhibin Chen is an Assistant Professor at New York University Shanghai and Global Network Assistant Professor at New York University. Prior to this appointment, he was a research fellow at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in transportation engineering from the University of Florida in 2017. His research interests include the study of electric vehicle behavior, policies, and charging infrastructure; innovative and sustainable transportation system design; transportation network modeling and optimization, and AI in transportation. His research has been published in a series of transportation journals including Transportation Science, Transportation Research Part B/C/D/E, EJOR, and IEEE ITS. He is the editorial board member of Transportation Research Part C and was the recipient of the Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award and the Ryuichi Kitamura Paper Award at the 95th TRB Annual Meeting.