Transportation system arrival and departure time calculation and display system

摘要

A system and method collects transit vehicle arrival and departure data sent from the transit vehicle to a stationary control center. The stationary control center continuously calculates, a medial time table, a medial travel time to a destination on a transit route and a medial travel time between transit stops on the route. The medial values may be calculated differently for rush hour, holiday, or certain weather conditions to increase the accuracy of the schedule forecast. Actual position and time information of a transit vehicle may be transmitted via wireless communication from a transit vehicle to the stationary control center. The position and time information is transmitted at least when the transit vehicle arrives and departs each transit stop on the transit route. The medial values can be displayed to transit vehicle users.

主权项

1. A method for providing a transit stop forecast in a self-learning transit system comprising a control center and a transit vehicle unit adapted to be installed into a transit vehicle traveling on a transit route, wherein the transit route comprises a plurality of transit stops, the method comprising:
a) providing a position information item of the transit vehicle unit to the control center, wherein the position information item is provided when a door sensor on the transit vehicle senses a first door status of a door changing from a closed status to an opened status, and wherein the position information item is also provided when the door sensor on the transit vehicle senses a second door status the door changing from the opened status to the closed status; b) storing the position information item in a memory device of the control center; c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until a predetermined number of position information items have been stored; d) calculating by the control center a medial time table for each of the transit stops based on the stored position information items and storing the medial time table in the memory device; and e) providing the medial time table to the transit vehicle unit as the transit stop forecast.