OPTIMAL DESIGN OF FREEWAY INCIDENT RESPONSE SYSTEMS

This dissertation presents a methodology for developing a systematic design procedure for freeway service patrol programs. Simulation modeling for incident generation, traffic simulation, replication of incident response operation, and estimation of system performance measures are covered. The framework that was developed combines a load balancing algorithm, nested partitions method, and simulation models. System parameters such as hours of operation, fleet sizes dispatching policies, areas of operation, and routing schemes are incorporated into the design. The Hoosier Helper program in Indiana is used as a study example.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1999 UMI Company, Ann Arbor MI Remarks: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Purdue University, 1999
• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907
• Authors:
  • Pal, Raktim
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: xv, 173 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeway service patrols; Freeways; Incident management
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00788699
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Mar 23 2000 12:00AM