THE EXISTENCE AND CALCULATION OF TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIA

The paper considers the assignment problem when there are junction interactions. We give an objective function which measures the extent to which a traffic distribution departs from equilibrium, and an algorithm which (under certain conditions) calculates equilibria by steadily reducing the objective function to zero. It is shown that the algorithm certainly works if the network cost-flow function is monotone and continuously differentiable, and a boundary condition is satisfied. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Smith, M J
• Publication Date: 1983-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 291-303
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
  • Volume: 17B
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0191-2615
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01912615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Boundary value problems; Costs; Equilibrium (Mechanics); Intersections; Mathematical models; Physical distribution; Traffic; Traffic assignment; Traffic distribution; Traffic flow; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Boundary conditions
• ITRD Terms: 224: Cost; 9016: Distribution (gen); 7145: Equilibrium; 698: Journey; 455: Junction; 6473: Mathematical model; 755: Traffic; 679: Traffic assignment; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00380901
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 764
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM