Simulation Modeling of Calgary's E-Scooter System

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dc.contributor.advisorWilliamson, Carey
dc.contributor.advisorKattan, Lina
dc.contributor.authorMclean, Rachel
dc.contributor.committeememberSamavati, Faramarz
dc.contributor.committeememberDemissie, Merkebe
dc.contributor.committeememberEberly, Wayne
dc.contributor.committeememberWilliamson, Carey
dc.contributor.committeememberKattan, Lina
dc.date2021-11
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-21T21:39:13Z
dc.date.available2021-09-21T21:39:13Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractShared micromobility is a rapidly growing transportation technology, with several companies establishing e-bike and e-scooter programs in cities across the globe. This thesis analyzes two years of empirical data on e-scooter usage from a shared mobility pilot program in the City of Calgary to create a synthetic workload model of e-scooter traffic. A synthetic workload generator is developed from this model and incorporated into a dedicated, custom-built simulation environment. This simulation is used to conduct experiments evaluating the impacts of different e-scooter management policies and infrastructure, such as fleet size, battery re-charging strategies, and urban parking infrastructure locations, on the efficacy of the shared e-scooter system. The results of these simulation experiments detail the impacts of these policies on satisfied user demand, costs of collecting depleted scooters to be recharged, and number of improperly parked scooters, and highlight the importance of proper site selection for parking areas and battery charging infrastructure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMclean, R. (2021). Simulation modeling of Calgary's e-scooter system (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39235
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113918
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectShared Micromobilityen_US
dc.subjectSimulation Modelingen_US
dc.subjectSystem design and optimizationen_US
dc.subject.classificationComputer Scienceen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Civilen_US
dc.titleSimulation Modeling of Calgary's E-Scooter Systemen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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