COMPUTER-ANIMATED SIMULATION MODELS: A TOOL FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

The role of computer animation in visualizing the behavior of simulation models of complex processes and systems is described. The results of a demonstration project applying this technique to transportation planning are reported and analyzed. The study involved the modeling and display of passenger flow in a subway station. It was carried out by using SIMULOGO, a new discrete-event simulation language, and ZAPP, a new computer animation system, which are discussed in the paper. Planned extensions and elaborations of these facilities to provide a comprehensive and responsive environment for transportation systems modeling are outlined.

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• Authors:
  • Baecker, Ronald M
  • Horsley, Thomas R
• Conference:
  • 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia
  • Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 33-44
• Monograph Title: Mode-Change Facilities
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 557
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Demonstration projects; Intermodal terminals; Passenger terminals; Pedestrian flow; Rail transit stations; Railroad stations; Simulation; Structural design; Subway stations; Subways; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger station design
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130770
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030902465X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 21 1981 12:00AM