JPH04118359A - Operation diagram compiler for transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of operation for compiling an operating diagram conformed to the number of user passengers by calculating the number of estimated user passengers at each operation interval of a new diagram compiled anew from the number of actual user passengers at each operation interval in the current diagram, and displaying it on a display screen of the new diagram simultaneously with each operation interval. CONSTITUTION:This diagram compiler is provided with a diagram data file 1 storing the current diagram and a user passenger search data file 2 storing the number of actual user passengers studied at each operation interval in the current diagram. In addition, it is provided with a diagram compiling part 7 editing a new diagram on the basis of data by means of a diagram compiling input part 6 and a user passenger estimating part 8 calculating the number of respective estimated user passengers for each operation interval of the new diagram from the number of actual user passengers at each operation interval of the current diagram as well. Then, the current diagram and the new diagram both are displayed on a diagram display part in graph, while each information on both actual and estimated passenger numbers are doubly displayed on an operation line of the said operation interval at each diagram graphed or in the vicinity is doubly displayed by a user passenger number displaying means 5.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an operation schedule editing device for editing an operation schedule of a transportation facility for transporting passengers, and particularly relates to a display of a new edited schedule. The present invention relates to a transportation schedule editing device capable of simultaneously displaying information on the estimated number of passengers for each section on a screen.

(Prior Art) In transportation facilities such as buses, trains, airplanes, and ships that carry an unspecified number of passengers, timetables for a certain period of time, such as one day or one week, are determined in advance, and the schedules are usually set in advance. The train will operate according to the scheduled timetable. This timetable is determined to transport passengers most efficiently, taking into consideration the number of passengers and vehicles in each time period.

However, when housing complexes or factories are built along the lines, the number of passengers changes significantly.

Therefore, a survey of the actual number of passengers is carried out every time a certain period of time has elapsed, and the actual number of passengers for each operating section is determined. If the actual number of passengers is concentrated in a particular section, or if the number of passengers in a particular section becomes extremely low, the timetable is revised so that the number of passengers is almost even.

In conventional timetable revision work, the actual number of passengers for each fixed time period, such as one hour or 30 minutes, is calculated from the actual number of passengers for each operating section obtained through a preliminary survey. Then, from the actual number of passengers, the number of trains operating during the relevant time period, that is, the number of operating sections, is calculated. A new diagram is then edited taking into account the obtained data and various constraints.

However, it generally requires a great deal of time and effort to manually edit timetables for many service sections and many time periods. Furthermore, due to the above-mentioned constraint conditions, the diamond editing work must be repeated many times until the best diamond is obtained.

In order to eliminate such inconveniences, the above-mentioned constraints are set in advance, and when the operation opening time and the number of operating sections are input, a timetable that takes the above-mentioned constraints into account is automatically edited and displayed on, for example, a CRT display. A diagram editing device that displays graphs has been developed.

However, even with this type of timetable editing device, it is not possible to immediately check information on which time slots on the current timetable have the highest number of passengers, so it is still possible to calculate it in advance and have it in the form of a list at hand, for example. It was necessary to compile the schedule and edit the diagram while referring to the list.

However, it cannot be said that the diagram editing work is being carried out efficiently. Furthermore, even if the diamond editing is finished,
To check whether the new diamond is the best diamond,
Is it necessary to estimate the number of passengers in each section of the new timetable and confirm that it is a reasonable value? Therefore, there is a problem that the efficiency of diagram editing work is further reduced.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the conventional diagram editing work requires a great deal of time and effort, and there is a problem in that the efficiency of the diagram editing work is significantly reduced.

The present invention was made in view of these circumstances,
By calculating the estimated number of passengers for each operating section of the newly edited new timetable from the actual number of passengers for each operating section of the current timetable, and displaying it simultaneously with each operating section on the new timetable display screen, It is an object of the present invention to provide a transportation schedule editing device that can greatly improve the efficiency of diagram editing work and can also accurately estimate each usage status of the edited schedule.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the transportation timetable editing device of the present invention includes a timetable data file that stores the current timetables currently in operation, and a timetable data file that stores the current timetables currently in operation. A passenger survey data file that stores the surveyed actual number of passengers for each operating section of the timetable, a timetable editing section that edits a new timetable based on data input through the timetable editing input section, and a passenger survey. A passenger estimation section that calculates the estimated number of passengers for each section of the new timetable based on the actual number of passengers for each section of the current timetable stored in the data file, and displays the current timetable and new timetable in graphs. comprising a timetable display section and a passenger number display means for displaying each information of the actual number of passengers and each estimated number of passengers overlaid on or in the vicinity of the service line of the relevant service section of the current timetable and the new timetable displayed in a graph. It is something.

(Function) With the transportation schedule editing device configured as described above, the current schedule is stored in the schedule data file, and the actual number of passengers for each service section in the current schedule is stored in the passenger survey data file. or is remembered. When the timetable editing operation is executed, the current timetable is read out from the timetable data file and displayed on, for example, a CRT display device, and each section of the current timetable is displayed as a service line. At the same time, information on the actual number of passengers for each service section is superimposed on or near the corresponding service line. Therefore, it is possible to visually grasp the actual number of passengers using each service on the current timetable.

Next, when data for diagram editing is entered manually via the diagram editor input device, the diagram is automatically edited and the new diagram is displayed in the same manner as the current diagram. At the same time, the estimated number of passengers for each section of the new timetable is estimated and superimposed on or near the service line of the corresponding section of the new timetable. Therefore, information on the estimated number of passengers for each service section in the new timetable after editing can be immediately grasped.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a transportation schedule editing device according to an embodiment. Note that the diagram editing device of the embodiment is constituted by a type of computer. Also,
In this example, a route bus is used as the means of transportation.

That is, this diagram editing device has the diagram data file 1. Customer survey data file 21 Editing timetable data storage section 3. Diamond display section 4. Means for displaying number of passengers 5. Diagram editing input section6. Diamond Editorial Department 7. and a customer estimation section 8.

The timetable data file 1 is formed, for example, on a magnetic storage disk, and, as shown in FIG. 2, the current timetable currently in operation is stored in this timetable data file 1. In the embodiment, in order to simplify the explanation, it is assumed that the bus route is only between A housing complex and B station, and the bus stops are only between A housing complex and B station. Then, during the morning hours of Rasonyu, A and B complexes are arranged at 20 minute intervals.
The schedule uses two buses to transport passengers to and from the station.

Also, in the passenger survey data file 2, which is also formed on the magnetic storage disk, is stored the actual number of passengers surveyed for each service section in the current timetable. In this example, as shown in FIG.
The number of passengers in the section departing at 0:00 is 40, and the section departing at 07:00.
The number of users in the branch service section is 60, and the highest number of users is 80 in the 8:00 service section. On the other hand, the number of passengers on each section running from Station B to Station A is at most 20, since the direction is opposite to the rush hour.

Next, when editing the current timetable shown in Fig. 2 to make the best timetable by referring to the actual number of passengers in each operating section shown in Fig. 3, each section 2 to 2 shown in Fig. 1 is edited. The operation of step 8 will be explained using the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5.

When the flowchart starts, in S (step) 1, the current timetable is written from the dial data file 1 to the timetable data storage unit 3 under editing. Next, the actual number of passengers for each operating section in the passenger survey data file 2 is read into the number of passengers display means 5. Then, in S2, the diagram data storage unit 3 being edited
The current data is sent to the diagram display section 4.

The diagram display section 4 displays the input diagram on a CRT display device as a graph as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, bus A departs from housing complex A at 6:40, arrives at station B at 6:50, leaves station B at 7:00, and arrives at housing complex A at 7:10.

On the other hand, bus B leaves A housing complex at 7:00 and arrives at B station at 7:10.
Arrived at 7:20 a.m., departed from B station at 7:20 a.m. and arrived at A housing complex at 7:20 a.m.
Arrive at 30:30. That is, when each lotus A and B arrive at each bus stop, they take a 10-minute break, then reverse their direction of travel and depart again.

The number of users display means 5 displays the actual number of passengers using each section by the thickness of the operation line 9 indicating each operation section. In this embodiment, the number of users is classified into four levels, and information on the actual number of users in each section is visually displayed. Therefore, since the actual number of users in the section where bus A departs from housing complex A at 8 o'clock is 90, the service line 9a of the corresponding section is displayed as the thickest line.

When the display process of the current timetable in S2 is finished, S3
The process advances to , and waits for input of diagram editing data from the diagram editing input section 6. When the operator inputs data related to timetable editing, such as time of day, lotus service intervals, and number of bus services, the timetable editing section 7 edits a new timetable taking into account preset constraints and the like. In this example, the number of passengers actually using each section of the current timetable during the time period from 7:00 to 8:00 is large, so the break time from arriving at each bus stop until the next departure is longer than the conventional one. 10
Shorten the driving interval from 1 minute to 5 minutes to shorten the interval between operations.

[7] If you enter this condition, Diagram Editorial Department 7
automatically edits the new timetable shown in FIG. As a result, the 7 o'clock service interval from housing complex A to station B will be every 15 minutes.

When the editing process of the new timetable is completed, the subroutine of the estimation process shown in FIG. 5 is started in S4, and the number of passengers for each service section of the edited new timetable is estimated.

In FIG. 5, when the estimation subroutine is started, S
5, the number of passengers per hour on the current timetable is calculated from the customer survey data file 2. In the example, the total number of passengers traveling from housing complex A to station B at 7 o'clock is 190, and conversely, the total number of passengers traveling from station B to housing complex A is 50.

Next, in step 86, calculate the number of operating sections in the same time period in the new timetable shown in Figure 7, and divide the previously calculated total number of passengers by the number of operating sections to calculate the estimated number of passengers in one operating section. do. For example, in the example, the number of operating sections from A to B station at 7 o'clock in the new timetable is 4 as shown in Figure 7, so the estimated number of passengers for each operating section is 190/4 = 47. 5←48. on the other hand,
There will be 13 people going down.

In this way, the estimated number of passengers for each service section in each time period of the new timetable is calculated. When the process of calculating the estimated number of passengers for each operating section for all time periods is completed in S7, the calculation result shown in FIG. 8 is sent to the number of users display means 5, this subroutine is ended, and Return to the main routine shown in Figure 4.

In step 88 of the main routine of FIG. 4, display processing for a new diagram is executed. That is, following the same procedure as for the current timetable, the new timetable edited by the timetable editing section 7 and shown in FIG. 7 is sent to the timetable display section 4 and displayed on the CRT display device as shown in FIG. do. The passenger number display means 5 displays the estimated number of passengers for each operating section input from the passenger estimating section 8 using the thickness of the operating line 9 indicating each operating section. In this example, since the estimated number of passengers for each section of service at 7 o'clock is 48, the thickness of service line 9 indicating each section of service is the same as the line of operation for each section of service at 7 o'clock on the current timetable. It is thinner compared to the thickness of 9. Note that since the 8 o'clock timetable revision has not yet been implemented, the thickness of the service line 9a in the 8 o'clock section is the same as that of the conventional line shown in FIG.

When the display process for the new timetable is completed in S8, it is checked in S9 whether or not there are any operating sections to be revised. If there are, the process returns to S3 and waits for the next timetable editing data to be input. In this embodiment, since the estimated number of passengers in the 8 o'clock service section is large, it is necessary to increase the number of trains operating in the 8 o'clock service area.

At S9, when the timetable revision for all time slots is completed, the created new timetable is set in the timetable data file 1 as the current timetable, and this flowchart ends.

According to the transportation schedule editing device configured in this way, if a survey of the number of users reveals that it is necessary to revise the current schedule, it is necessary to edit a new schedule. In this case, if the current timetable is displayed on a CRT display as a graph as shown in Figure 6, information on the actual number of passengers in each service section or service line 9 indicating the corresponding service section will be displayed.
It is displayed with a thickness of . Therefore, the operator can immediately visually grasp whether the number of actual users of a particular service section is high.

Then, if you specify the time period in which you want to change the timetable while it is displayed and enter the data for the change in the timetable editing input section 6, the timetable will be automatically edited and a new timetable will be created.
Displayed on the RT display device.

At the same time, the estimated number of users for each service section in the new timetable or the thickness of each service line 9 is displayed. Therefore, the operator can immediately and visually grasp whether the number of users in each service section has decreased by the extent of the change in the timetable.

If a point to be improved is discovered again, input the data for the change from the diagram editing input section 6 again, and the C.
The revised timetable, the estimated number of passengers, and the thickness of the service line 9 are displayed on the RT display device.

In this way, if you repeatedly change the timetable until you get the best result, you can edit the timetable while checking the estimated number of passengers for each service section during the timetable editing process, so you can create the best timetable in a short time. You can edit it.

Furthermore, since information on the number of passengers is simultaneously displayed on the service line indicating each service section of the timetable, the operator can edit the timetable while looking only at the display screen of the CRT display device, thereby further improving work efficiency.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. In the embodiment, by setting the time period indicating the unit of editing of the diagram to one hour or, for example, 30 minutes, it is possible to edit the diagram more precisely. Furthermore, if the passenger survey results can be given as the passenger distribution density function f (t), where t is the time, then the estimated number of passengers for the operating section where the train departs at time t is f
(t) can be obtained by integrating from the departure time t' of the immediately preceding service to t.

Further, as a means for displaying information on the number of passengers, the thickness of each service line 9 may be changed or the display color may be changed depending on the number of passengers, for example. Further, the number of passengers itself may be displayed near the service line 9. Also, the solid line, one dotted line, -
The type of service line may be changed, such as a dotted chain line.

Furthermore, although the operation schedule of route buses has been explained in the embodiment, it is not limited to buses, and trains,
Of course, the present invention can be applied to flight schedules for airplanes, ships, etc.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the transportation operation schedule editing device of the present invention, the estimation for each operation section of a newly edited new timetable is calculated from the actual number of passengers for each operation section of the current timetable. The number of passengers is calculated and displayed on the new timetable display screen at the same time as each service section. Therefore, it is possible to greatly improve the work efficiency of editing the best bus schedule according to the number of passengers, and it is also possible to accurately estimate each usage status of the edited timetable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show a transportation schedule editing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration, and Figure 2 is a diagram showing a current schedule stored in a schedule data file. , Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the actual number of passengers stored in the passenger survey data file, Figs. 4 and 5 are flow charts showing the operation, Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the displayed current timetable, Fig. 7 8 is a diagram showing the new timetable edited by the timetable editing section, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the estimated number of passengers estimated by the passenger estimating section, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the displayed new timetable. 1... Timetable data file, 2... Customer survey data file, 3... Editing timetable data storage section, timetable display section, number of passengers display means, timetable editing input section, ... Timetable editing section, 8... Passenger estimation department, 9... Service line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A timetable data file that stores the current timetable that is currently in operation, a passenger survey data file that stores the actual number of passengers surveyed for each service section in the current timetable, and information input through the timetable editing input section. A timetable editing department that edits a new timetable based on the data; and an estimated number of passengers for each operating section of the new timetable based on the actual number of passengers for each operating section of the current timetable stored in the customer survey data file; a passenger estimation unit that calculates the current timetable and the new timetable, a timetable display unit that displays the current timetable and the new timetable in a graph, and a timetable display unit that displays each information of the actual number of passengers and each estimated number of passengers for the current timetable and the new timetable displayed in the graph. A transportation schedule editing device for a transportation facility, comprising means for displaying the number of passengers superimposed on or in the vicinity of the service line of each service section.