RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM SIMULATION WITH INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS DISPLAY

DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF A RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM WHICH EMPLOYS COMPUTER TECHNIQUES TO SIMULATE THE PHYSICAL SYSTEM. TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE RESULTS AND GAIN MANAGEMENT CONFIDENCE IN THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE DESIGN OF THE MODEL, A TV-LIKE DISPLAY OF THE COMPUTER RESUTLS ENABLES THE VIEWER TO "SEE" THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MODEL AS IT HAPPENS. THE RESULTS DISPLAYED INCLUDE: THE TRACK LAYOUT, TIME (SIMULATION), TRAIN POSITION ON THE TRACK, AND THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS RIDING ON EACH TRAIN AND WAITING AT EACH PLATFORM OR STATION. THE COMPUTER PRINTOUT OF RESULTS IS LIMITED TO SUMMARY TYPE DATA, RELYING ON THE DISPLAY FOR DETAILED EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Planning and Technology

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• Authors:
  • Huffman, R A
  • Walker, J L
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 205-17
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK/
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Computers; Mathematical models; Rapid transit; Simulation; Television; Visual aids
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interactive graphics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226979
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1982 12:00AM