Modeling the bilateral micro-searching behavior for urban taxi services using the absorbing markov chain approach
✍ Scribed by K. I. Wong; S. C. Wong; M. G. H. Bell; Hai Yang
- Book ID
- 102756635
- Publisher
- Institute for Transportation Inc.
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 873 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-6729
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✦ Synopsis
This paper develops a mathematical model that is based on the absorbing Markov chain approach to describe taxi movements, taking into account the stochastic searching processes of taxis in a network. The local searching behavior of taxis is specified by a logit form, and the O-D demand of passengers is estimated as a logit model with a choice of taxi meeting point. The relationship between customer and taxi waiting times is modeled by a double-ended queuing system. The problem is solved with a set of non-linear equations, and some interesting results are presented. The research provides a novel and potentially useful formulation for describing the urban taxi services in a network.