ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY AND OPTIMAL CONTROL IN URBAN TRAFFIC NETWORKS VOLUMES 1, 2, 3 & 4

VOLUME I SUMMARIZES THE ACTIVITIES, SCOPE, AND RESEARCH EFFORT, TOGETHER WITH AN ABSTRACT FOR EACH OF THE 26 TECHNICAL REPORTS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN VOLUMES II, III, AND IV. SUBJECT AREAS DISCUSSED INCLUDE: TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS, TRAFFIC DISTRIBUTION IN A NETWORK GIVEN ORIGIN- DESTINATION DEMAND DATA, TRAVEL COST AS A FUNCTION OF FLOW, URBAN TRAFFIC SIMULATION, A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION, A SURVEY OF RECENT TWO-LANE TRAFFIC MODELS, AND THE TREATMENT OF LOW DENSITY TRAFFIC FLOW AS STOCHASTIC PROCESSES.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No FH-11-6913
• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell University

  Department of Operations Research
  Ithaca, NY  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bechhofer, R
  • Brown, M
  • Dafermos, S
  • Eisner, M
  • Little, J FEB
  • Nemhauser, G
  • Stidaum, S
  • Prabhu, U
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 287 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway operations; Physical distribution; Stochastic processes; Traffic; Traffic assignment; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Velocity
• Old TRIS Terms: Velocity distribution
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225015
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM