COMPUTER USER MANUAL FOR PROGRAM "LATM"--A PROGRAM PACKAGE FOR LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MODELLING

The package produces short duration traffic assignments for small area networks representing part of an urban area. It can be used for the evaluation of alternative traffic systems management schemes, studies of traffic generators such as shopping centres, or studies of congestion and network performance. The package uses externally supplied, dynamic travel demands over a specified time interval (eg a peak hour) which is itself divided into a number of computation sub-intervals. Demand is assumed to be constant in each sub-interval, but may vary between sub-intervals. Network travel conditions are also varied between sub-intervals. It is possible to distinguish between different turning manoeuvres at intersections, between intersection types, and between road and street types. Queues may exist on all intersection approaches. The model uses a probabilistic path choice procedure based on perceived travel times to account for the possible multiplicity of available network paths of comparable travel time and the assumed imperfect knowledge of the network by travellers. (TRRL)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0643028188
• Corporate Authors:

  Commonwealth Scienfific & Industrial Res Org

  Division of Building Research, P.O. Box 56
  Highett, Victoria,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • TAYLOR, MAP
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Area traffic signal control; Computer programs; Datasets; Demand; Manuals; Mathematical models; Networks; Origin and destination; Queuing; Roads; Traffic assignment; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Travel; Travel demand; Travel time; Trip generation; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Input data; Road networks
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 9010: Delay; 285: Demand (econ); 8634: Input data; 698: Journey; 6473: Mathematical model; 687: Origin destination traffic; 6594: Queue; 1053: Road network; 8645: Software; 679: Traffic assignment; 654: Traffic control; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379187
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0 643 02818 8
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM