MACROPARTICLE TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL TO INVESTIGATE PEAK-PERIOD COMMUTER DECISION DYNAMICS

A special-purpose, macroscopic highway corridor traffic simulation model is presented. The model views traffic as discrete vehicle bunches or macroparticles that are moved according to local speeds defined by local concentrations, resulting in high computational efficiency. The model allows the investigation of commuter decision dynamics and their interrelation with timedependent congestion patterns. Two applications of the model are described illustrating its use (a) in conjunction with behavioral rules by which commuters respond to experienced congestion and (b) as part of an interactive experiment involving decision making by real commuters.

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• Authors:
  • Chang, Gang-Len
  • Mahmassani, Hani S
  • Herman, Robert
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 107-121
• Monograph Title: HIGHWAY CAPACITY, TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS, AND FLOW THEORY
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1005
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; Decision making; Peak hour traffic; Traffic congestion; Traffic simulation; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Macroscale
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451832
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309038154
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 137
• Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 31 1988 12:00AM