INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF TRAFFIC FLOW

THE MOVEMENT OF A SINGLE VEHICLE IS DETERMINED THROUGH THE EYES OF AN OBSERVER WHO ONLY SEES THE MOVEMENT ITSELF, BUT NOT ITS MOTIVATION. AS SOON AS THE MOVEMENT IS DTERMINED IT IS PROCESSED BY MEANS OF KINEMATICS, OR DESCRIBED BY MATHEMATICAL/STATISTICAL METHODS. A SUMMARY OF THE MOST COMMON MATHEMATICAL DISTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR PARAMETERS ARE PRESENTED IN THE CHAPTER ON "MOVEMENT OF SEVERAL VEHICLES ON A ROAD"; THESE DISTRIBUTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO DESCRIBE THE STREAM OF TRAFFIC, AND IN PARTICULAR TRAFFIC VOLUME, SPEED, FOLLOWING DISTANCE, ETC. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Springer Verlag

  Heidelberger Platz 3
  Berlin,   Germany  14197
• Authors:
  • Leutzbach, W
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 155 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Following distance; Headways; Mathematics; Physical distribution; Statistics; Traffic flow theory; Traffic speed; Traffic volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parameters
• Old TRIS Terms: Following distance (Of vehicles)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227429
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Textbook
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM