A PROBABILISTIC APPROACH TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS: PHASE II

EIGHT REPORTS ARE DESCRIBED AND APPENDED RELATING TO (1) THE APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICAL TOOLS, INCLUDING STOCHASTIC POINT PROCESSES TO MODEL TRAFFIC FLOW, AND (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MACROSCOPIC TRAFFIC MODEL TO DETERMINE THE CONCENTRATION AND VOLUME OF CARS AT EACH POINT ALONG A HIGHWAY UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. CONTENTS: FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS, WITH APPLICATIONS. NON-POISSON MODELS FOR TRAFFIC FLOW, II. CONCENTRATION OF CARS IN A MACROSCOPIC STUDY OF TRAFFIC FLOW I (STEADY STATE). CONCENTRATION OF CARS IN A MACROSCOPIC STUDY OF TRAFFIC FLOW, II (TRANSIENT STATE). CONCENTRATION OF CARS ON A ROAD WITH NON-STATIONARY INFLOW AND OUTFLOW. THE VARIANCE FUNCTION OF THE ERLANG PROCESS. A MACROSCOPIC STUDY OF TRAFFIC FLOW. A CLASS OF STOCHASTIC POINT PROCESS MODELS FOR TRAFFIC FLOW. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32301

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Serfling, R J
  • Shimi, I N
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mathematical models; Probability theory; Stochastic processes; Traffic; Traffic density; Traffic simulation; Traffic volume
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224975
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Fh-11-6890, Final Report
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM