Research Projects

Michael FrankenbergPeter von Grumbkow

HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft, Hannover

Research Projects

Research Projects

Bundesministeriumfür Verkehr, Bau- undWohnungswesen

Bundesministeriumfür Bildungund Forschung

European CommissionDG XIII

European CommissionTEN-T

Bundesministeriumfür Bildungund Forschung

EU-SPIRIT

• distributed search• complex interfaces

• distributed search• simple interfaces

• flights, delays• inter-, multimodal

• mobile business• location based

• distributed search• Northern Europe

Overview

Research Projects

European CommissionDG XIII EU-SPIRIT

EU-SPIRIT

European System for Passenger Services

with Intermodal Reservation, Information and Ticketing

• Connection of several Travel Planners in Europe• Distributed Search• Tourist Information (ASA)

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DenmarkSweden

Germany

Austria

Italy

Region Berlin

Region ScaniaRegion Kopenhagen

Pongau Region Vienna

Region Emilia-Romagna

Regions in EU-SPIRIT

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search controler

EU-SPIRIT-API

EU-SPIRIT-API

EU-SPIRIT-API

Client

EU-SPIRIT-API

TP ServerTP Server

data

InterfaceClient

Interface

TP ServerTP Server

data

Client

TP ServerTP Server

data

System

From a single System to EU-SPIRIT

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search controler

metadata

EU-SPIRIT-API

EU-SPIRIT-API

EU-SPIRIT-API

Client

EU-SPIRIT-API

TP ServerTP Server

data

EU-SPIRIT-API

TP ServerTP Server

data

EU-SPIRIT-API

TP ServerTP Server

data

EU-SPIRIT-APIClient

EU-SPIRIT-APIClient

EU-SPIRIT: The Principle

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Step 1: Find relevant stations in the regionsStep 1: Find relevant stations in the regions

EU-SPIRIT: Process of search

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long distance part

n:m

Step 2: Compute relevant long distance partsStep 2: Compute relevant long distance parts

EU-SPIRIT: Process of search

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short distancepart

short distancepart

1:n m:1

Step 3: Compute relevant short distance partsStep 3: Compute relevant short distance parts

EU-SPIRIT: Process of search

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long distance part short distancepart

short distancepart

1:n n:m m:1

Step 4: Combine these partsStep 4: Combine these parts

EU-SPIRIT: Process of search

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Bundesministeriumfür Verkehr, Bau- undWohnungswesen

DELFI

Deutschlandweite Elektronische

Fahrplan Information

• Connection of Travel Planners in Germany• Distributed Search

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Time

Start DestinationTransition pointsTransition points

System A System B System C

DepartureTime

station 3

station 4

station 1

station 2

Station Step I (long distance) Step II and III (short distance)

Search with EU-SPIRIT

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Time

Start DestinationTransition pointsTransition points

System A System B System C

DepartureTime

station 3

station 4

station 1

station 2

Station Step 1-3 Step 4-6 Step 7-9

Search with DELFI

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• DELFI– complex interface, slow computation

– always good quality

– short distance search

• EU-SPIRIT– simple interface, fast computation

– problems with overlapping regions and many transition points

– long distance search

DELFI vs. EU-SPIRIT

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European CommissionTEN-T

VIKING

• Connection of Travel Planners in northern Europe• Distributed Search

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Bundesministeriumfür Bildungund Forschung

WAYflow

• Project in the Rhine Main Region• HaCon as partner of Deutsche Bahn AG• Real Time Information• Intermodal and Multimodal algorithms• Integration of flights

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Multimodal: Public and individual transportation

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Multimodal: Public and individual transportation

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Multimodal: Public and individual transportation

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Multimodal: Flights and Trains

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Multimodal: Flights and Trains

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Multimodal: Public and individual transportation

• Time

• Costs

• Reliability

• Ecological balance

Comparison

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Multimodal: Ecological results

Source: http://www.bahn.de

Source: http://www.om.sj.se

Planned project• RMCon• HaCon

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Bundesministeriumfür Bildungund Forschung

DOM

Der Orientierte Mensch

• BMBF Leitprojekt (large project)• Start in 2001, Mobile Business• Localisation Based Services (LBS)• Input: GPRS, UMTS (always on)

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Partner:

Associated partner:

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40468

• Type in the Location (Address)• on demand

• Always or on demand• via the provider• support of other informations

LocationServer

40468

Getting the location: Explicit and Implicit

Explicit Implicit

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Pre Trip and On Trip Information

Pre Trip On Trip

Barrierno information exchange

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Pre Trip and On Trip Information

Pre Trip On Trip

combine

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Available Informations

• from planning with HAFAS in the Internet – destination and planned Trip

– planned position of traveller during the trip

• from mobile phone (provider)– position of mobile phone (on demand)

• from organizer and address book– names and locations

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ON

-TRIP

ON

-TRIP

PRE-TR

IP

PRE-TR

IP

Planning

Interface toScheduler

Address Book

Check of information

Update

On Tripbooking

Use ofOn-Trip services

Personal ProfilePreferences

DOMplatform for planning andinformation

DOMplatform for planning andinformation

POST-TR

IP

POST-TR

IP

Orientation

Post-Tripcheck

Global View

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Visions

• “Take me home” functionality– one click to result

• “Floating Traveller Data”– computation of delays

– protection of connections

– active support

• eBusiness and mBusiness– WAP and PDA Ticket

• Convergence between several media

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Summary

Looking for innovative partners