ITERATIVE NUMERICAL METHODS FOR TRIP DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM

The Furness method is one of the most popular methods used in the trip generation process where one wants to estimate the number of trips likely to be made per unit time, between pair of zones in a residential area. This paper is directed to the numerical analysis of the Furness method. We discuss the rate of convergence of the method which after the question of convergence itself is the most important aspect of the method. This disucssion leads us to suggest a complementary method which, used with the original method, would guarantee the accuracy of the results. This complementary method is an adaptation of Newton's method. /Author/TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Robillard, P
  • STEWART, N F
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 575-582
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Estimating; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Methodology; Residential areas; Traffic distribution; Trip distribution; Trip generation
• ITRD Terms: 729: Cross border traffic; 132: Forecast; 6473: Mathematical model; 9102: Method; 307: Residential area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125104
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM