An Optimal Bus Dispatching Model Based on African Buffalo Algorithm

Abstract

Bus is an indispensable product of a city, and its operation reflects the management level of a city. In bus dispatching, most schemes only meet the demand of passenger flow, without considering the interests of the bus company and the satisfaction of passengers. In actual conditions, the two are often contradictory. How to balance the two interest has become a topic worth discussing. In this paper, we propose a bus scheduling optimization model that takes the interests of the bus company and the satisfaction of passengers as the dual goals. The bus departure interval is used as the decision variable, and the African buffalo optimization (ABO) algorithm is used to solve the problem. The results show that the bus departure interval varies with passenger flow. In practical applications, the future passenger flow can be predicted based on historical data, and then the model mentioned in the paper can be used to solve the optimal bus dispatch plan.