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The Science of Bike-Sharing
American Friends of Tel Aviv University (01/31/11)
"Tel Aviv University researchers are developing a mathematical model
to help new urban bike-sharing systems operate more efficiently.
Bike-sharing systems have gained popularity in European cities and are
being studied for potential future use in U.S. cities, but they can
generate user frustration when certain stations run out of bikes.
"There is no system for more scientifically managing the availability
of bikes, creating dissatisfaction among users in popular parts of the
city," says Tel Aviv University's Tal Raviv, who is designing the
model with professor Michal Tzur. The model predicts which bike
stations need to be refilled or emptied, and when that action needs to
take place. "Our research involves devising methods and algorithms to
solve the routing and scheduling problems of the trucks that move
fleets, as well as other operational and design challenges within this
system," says Raviv, who is part of a group of researchers to try to
solve bike-sharing management problems using mathematical models and
algorithmic solutions."
http://www.aftau.org/site/News2/1039511600?page=NewsArticle&id=13823&news_iv_ctrl=-1-Glen
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