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The Simulation is a key element in efficient management and operation of public transport. This activity includes processing of dynamic data possibly obtained through sensors, as well dealing with static information including map digitalization. A fundamental problem is that, although available, systems that perform these activities are proprietary solutions, have high cost of acquisition, are difficult to be used by non-experts, or offer a limited number of features, without considering important aspects such as changes in travel demand and traffic flow. To address this problem, this paper presents a friendly simulation for public transport systems implemented with support of open technologies. Dynamism to modeling bus and travelers behavior is offered by a MAS (multi-agent system). Our simulation was experimentally evaluated using as scenario a medium-sized city with different travel demand and traffic flow.
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Pasin, M., da Silveira, T.L.T. (2013). Improving Public Transport Management: A Simulation Based on the Context of Software Multi-agents. In: Rocha, Á., Correia, A., Wilson, T., Stroetmann, K. (eds) Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 206. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36981-0_31
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