DYNAMIC MODELS OF THE U.S. AUTOMOBILE FLEET

The report examines some of the dynamic properties of the automobile fleet. The focus is not on new-car demand, but rather on the overall behavior of the system. Relationships derived from previous studies have been incorporated and integrated in a single model. This lends empirical credence to the model as well as allowing a test of internal consistency for a group of parametric relationships estimated independently. An additional objective of the work is to test the utility of the Systems Dynamics modeling approach and the DYNAMO software package for a dynamic automotive fleet model.

• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Impact Center, Incorporated

  67 Chapel
  Newton, MA  United States  02158

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Rabe, F T
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile rack cars; Automobiles; Demand; Economic analysis; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Mathematical models; Motor fuels; Prices; Sales; Simulation; Traffic forecasting; Travel
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168892
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-77-26 Final Rpt., TM-018
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TS-9961
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM