Related Terms

arrival time window

A timeframe within which all paths that the passenger considers must arrive at the destination

departure time window

A timeframe within which all paths that passenger considers must depart the origin.

joint person trip

A person trip that undertaken with another person.

person-trips

A list of person trips with information required to assign them to vehicles.

person tour

a series of chained person trips that emanate from a base location such as home or workplace.

person trip

Travel from an origin to a destination by a single person.

preferred arrival time

The target time for the passenger to arrive. Is within the arrival time window. In trips with more rigidity surrounding the arrival time (i.e. commutes to work), the preferred arrival time is often used for finding a backwards shortest path to the origin.

preferred departure time

The target time for the passenger to depart. Is within the departure time window. In trips with more rigidity surrounding the departure time (i.e. commuting home from work), the preferred departure time is often used for finding a forward shortest path to the destination.

joint person trip

A person trip that undertaken with another person.

value of time

The tradeoff between time and money, usually in units of dollars per hour.

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