Uma revisão sistemática sobre a aplicação da simulação na representação de sistemas de transportes coletivo urbano

Abstract

Computer simulation is a widely used tool in operational research. This approach allows experiments to be conducted on a model that replicates what might occur in reality. Simulation is often used to understand and predict the behavior of systems, such as road traffic systems, bank branches, crowd movement. Among them, problems faced in large cities, such as traffic congestion in public transport systems, can be caused by factors such as overcrowding of vehicles, cost of tickets or number of vehicles in circulation, all of which have a direct impact on the quality of the service offered. the society. In this sense, the planning and control of bus circulation in a city is an important measure for the organization of local traffic. This work presents a systematic literature review on the construction of simulation models that represent the behavior of urban public transport systems. The methodology used in the research was a systematic literature review, in which scientific articles indexed in the Scielo, Google Scholar and CAPES journals portal were selected, using the keywords "simulation", "application" and "urban public transport". The inclusion criteria were the full availability of the article and its publication between the years 2012 and 2022, addressing the research theme. The results indicate that computer simulation has been adopted, in a more expressive way, in studies on urban public transport systems of large proportions and/or complexity. The time and effort to complete the modeling and simulation life cycle in transportation systems act as limiters of their use.