Multimodal Transit Sim

Company: Borg Institute of Technology
Manager: Sofia Marshak
Start: September 24, 2006
Finish: October 23, 2006
Report Date: September 25, 2006

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Tasks

WBS Name Start Finish Work Priority Complete Cost Notes
1 Programming Sep 25 Oct 4 8d
1.1 Job distribution Sep 25 Sep 25 1d 0%
1.2 Residence distribution Sep 26 Sep 26 1d 0%
1.3 Optimal solution reuse Sep 27 Sep 27 1d 0%
1.4 Multi monitor / plotting framework Sep 28 Sep 28 1d 0%
1.5 Link utilization plot Sep 29 Sep 29 1d 0% Add colors to graphML
1.6 Trade study visualization Oct 2 Oct 2 1d 0% Plot / graph output comparison / flipbook
1.7 Express parameters as ratios Oct 3 Oct 3 1d 0%
1.8 Adjust weighting to serve passengers with long distances Oct 4 Oct 4 1d 0%
2 Scenarios Oct 5 Oct 6 2d
2.1 Rail lines w/ express routes Oct 5 Oct 5 1d 0% Include bus / PRT feeder network
2.2 Parametric grid network Oct 6 Oct 6 1d 0% Construction of generic network for transit network design Multiple transit layers represented: bus rail PRT aircraft
3 Research Oct 9 Oct 13 5d
3.1 Strengths / Weaknesses compared to existing conventional optimizations Oct 9 Oct 9 1d 0%
3.2 Hubs emerging naturally in transit networks Oct 10 Oct 10 1d 0%
3.3 Automated / robotic transit systems Oct 11 Oct 11 1d 0%
3.4 Rolling Horizon optimization methodology Oct 12 Oct 12 1d 0%
3.5 Spanning Tree algorithm Oct 13 Oct 13 1d 0%
4 Paper Oct 16 Oct 17 2d
4.1 Diagrams Oct 16 Oct 16 1d 0%
4.2 Preventing long passenger wait times Oct 17 Oct 17 1d 0%
5 Future Enhancements Oct 18 Oct 23 4d
5.1 Constrain number of links constructed Oct 18 Oct 18 1d 0% Optimization constraint on number of transit network links used Force utilization of certain (e.g. existing) links
5.2 Use alternate MIP solvers Oct 19 Oct 19 1d 0% GLPK, CPLEX
5.3 Passthrough waypoints Oct 20 Oct 20 1d 0% Prevent holding at waypoints Reduces number of decision variables Prevents non-station transfers
5.4 Continuous time model to discrete time model translation Oct 23 Oct 23 1d 0% Variable aliasing used for optimization layer

Resources

Name Short name Type Group Email Cost
Rowin Andruscavage rwa2 Work rwa2@hairball.bumba.net 0