Simulation and evaluation of urban bus-networks using a multiagent approach

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-671

  Meignan, David ^a   Simonin, Olivier ^a   Koukam, Abderrafiâa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

Author keywords

Agent oriented modeling; Decision support system; Multiagent system; Public transportation simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

AGENT ORIENTED MODELING; GLOBAL SYSTEM OPERATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SIMULATION;

BUS TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 34249316911     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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