THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL SIMULATOR FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC PHENOMENA

THE PURPOSE WAS: (1) TO DEVELOP REPRESENTATIVE MODELS FOR THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF A SIMULATOR. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY ACTUAL BEHAVIOR OF TRAFFIC OBSERVED IN THE FIELD; (2) TO DEVELOP A GENERAL SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR A FREEWAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM; AND (3) TO EVALUATE THE PREDICTED PERFORMANCE OF THE PROPOSED SIMULATION MODEL. THIS EVALUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING DATA ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM SEVERAL TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT HAD BEEN CONDUCTED ON OTHER FREEWAY FACILITIES. /FHWA/

• Record URL:
  • http://cdm15019.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p128501coll2/id/51919
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  University of Connecticut, Storrs

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 261 Glenbrook Road
  Storrs, CT  United States  06269-2037

  Connecticut Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Highways, 24 Wolcott Hill Road, P.O. Drawer A
  Wethersfield, CT  United States  06109
• Authors:
  • Sinha, K C
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeway operations; Mathematical models; Simulation; Training simulators
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227023
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Rpt No Jhr 68-14
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 12 1972 12:00AM