TY - JOUR
T1 - Entropy-based estimation of transfers in a terminal
AU - Sun, Lishan
AU - Rong, Jian
AU - Yao, Liya
AU - Xu, Hao
AU - Liu, Hongchao
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - An intermodal transportation terminal is a facility that provides commuters with easy transfer between transit modes and providers such as buses, light rail, subway, taxis, airport shuttles, and commuter rail. The probability of a passenger transferring from one mode to another and the estimation of total transfer demand are of great importance to both practitioners and researchers when determining optimal design alternatives as well as the best control and management policies for daily operation of the terminal. This article presents a study that uses an entropy-based optimization approach to estimate the transfer demands between the available transportation modes in an intermodal transportation terminal. The development and calibration of the entropy model is presented in the first part of the article, which is followed by a case study of the SiHui Intermodal Terminal in Beijing, China.
AB - An intermodal transportation terminal is a facility that provides commuters with easy transfer between transit modes and providers such as buses, light rail, subway, taxis, airport shuttles, and commuter rail. The probability of a passenger transferring from one mode to another and the estimation of total transfer demand are of great importance to both practitioners and researchers when determining optimal design alternatives as well as the best control and management policies for daily operation of the terminal. This article presents a study that uses an entropy-based optimization approach to estimate the transfer demands between the available transportation modes in an intermodal transportation terminal. The development and calibration of the entropy model is presented in the first part of the article, which is followed by a case study of the SiHui Intermodal Terminal in Beijing, China.
KW - entropy model
KW - intermodal transportation terminal
KW - transfer demand
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84859876956&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03081060.2012.671038
DO - 10.1080/03081060.2012.671038
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859876956
SN - 0308-1060
VL - 35
SP - 303
EP - 315
JO - Transportation Planning and Technology
JF - Transportation Planning and Technology
IS - 3
ER -