Conference proceeding
Investigation of future air taxi services using discrete-event simulation
2006 IEEE SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING DESIGN SYMPOSIUM, pp 25-30
01 Jan 2006
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Abstract
This work conducts an analysis of the marketing and logistical considerations of an air taxi service using a discrete-event simulation. The air taxi service consists of a small fleet of aircraft transporting passengers on-demand within a regional network of cities. The discrete-event simulation models airports, passengers, aircraft and an aircraft dispatcher. The study conducted attempts to answer the following questions: What effects will aircraft capacity or fleet size have on system performance? What effects will additional service have on system performance? A factorial experiment revealed: increasing aircraft capacity increases passenger wait times; and increasing the number of cities served increases the passenger wait times, number of flights, number of deadheads, and aircraft utilization rates.
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- Title
- Investigation of future air taxi services using discrete-event simulation
- Creators
- Jeffrey A. Boyd - University of VirginiaEllen J. Bass - University of VirginiaStephen D. Patek - University of VirginiaDouglas W. Lee - University of VirginiaIEEE
- Publication Details
- 2006 IEEE SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING DESIGN SYMPOSIUM, pp 25-30
- Conference
- 2006 IEEE SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING DESIGN SYMPOSIUM
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000245140100005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-41949085395
- Other Identifier
- 991019292124304721
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- Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
- Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
- Transportation Science & Technology