Particle Swarm Algorithm for the Optimization of Bus Dispatching Timetable

Fisher's clustering method is used to analyze the bus schedule of Route No.21 in Jiangning District,Nanjing City.A multi-objective mathematical model for bus dispatching is developed,which considers the tradeoff between operation cost and passenger's waiting time.The particle swarm algorithm is used to solve the proposed model and an improved bus dispatching timetable is obtained.