NETWORK FLOW SIMULATION FOR URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT, CALIBRATION AND VALIADATION OF THE NETWORK SIMULATION MODEL UTCS-1, DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A MECHANISM FOR EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE TRAFFIC NETWORK CONTROL STRATEGIES. THE UTCS-1 MODEL IS PROGRAMMED IN FORTRAN IV AND INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING MAJOR FEATURES: (A) STOCHASTIC SIMULATION OF INDIVIDUAL VEHICLES BY TYPE, USING A SIMPLIFIED CAR-FOLLOWING MODEL WITH TIME- SCANNING PERIODS OF ONE SECOND; (B) CAPABILITY OF REPRESENTING A NETWORK OF, AT LEAST, 100 NODES; (C) A COMPLETE SET OF MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM IN THE OUTPUT, (D) DETAILED TREATMENT OF PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE INTERACTION, BUS TRAFFIC AND INTRA-LINK FRICTION SUCH AS ILLEGAL PARKING AND TAXICAB STOPPAGES; (E) SIMULATION OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; AND (F) REPLICATION OF ALL FORMS OF TRAFFIC CONTROLS INCLUDING REAL-TIME DYNAMIC SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract FH-11-7462
• Corporate Authors:

  PEAT MARWICK MITCHELL & CO

  WASHINGTON, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bruggeman, J M
  • Lieberman, E
  • Worrall, R D
• Publication Date: 1971-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 302 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mathematical models; Network analysis (Planning); Simulation; Stochastic processes; Surveillance; Traffic control; Traffic simulation; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Network flows
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227371
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM