DIGITAL COMPUTER SIMULATION OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC FLOW

A COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL MODEL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND VALIDATED TO SIMULATE TRAFFIC FLOW ON A FREEWAY SYSTEM WITH FIVE THROUGH LANES, FOUR ON-RAMPS, AND SIX OFF-RAMPS. THIS MODEL CAN BE USED TO STUDY TRAFFIC FLOW ON A SECTION OF FREEWAY WITH A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 3.5 MILES, WITH BOTH RIGHT-AND LEFT-HAND ON-RAMPS. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MODEL ARE DESCRIBED, ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM LOGIC AND INPUT/ OUTPUT ARE PRESENTED, AND SAMPLE RESULTS ARE SHOWN.

• Record URL:
  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021808848?urlappend=%3Bseq=301
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410713
• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  1250 I Street, NW, Suite 750
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Sinha, K C
  • Dawson, R F
• Publication Date: 1970-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 279-296
• Serial:
  • Traffic Quarterly
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0041-0713

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Digital computers; Dynamic programming; Freeways; Highway design; Information processing; Mathematical models; Simulation; Traffic control; Traffic flow
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway design
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227291
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 18 2001 12:00AM