DESCRIPTION OF SPERRY TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH (STAR) SIMULATION PROGRAM. DIVERSION OF INTERCITY TRAFFIC AT A SINGLE POINT

The Sperry Traffic Analysis & Research (STAR) Program provides a multiple-roadway/freeway simulation capability. As such it provides the required tool to investigate the dynamics of a large scale roadway system and to design and evaluate appropriate surveillance and control algorithms. It can simulate changing roadway characteristics, independent or dependent entrance ramp volumes, service areas, two component origin-destination studies, arbitrary detector site locations and local and/or global control strategies. The simulation program was utilized to evaluate several control strategies developed under the single point diversion design effort. This report discusses the mathematical theory and computer programs of the simulation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Maryland State Highway Administration, Brooklandville, Bureau of Research.
• Corporate Authors:

  Sperry Rand Corporation

  Sperry Systems Management Division
  Great Neck, NY  United States  11020

  Maryland Department of Transportation

  2323 West Joppa Road
  Brooklandville, MD  United States  21022

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 125 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Computer programs; Freeways; Highway traffic; Origin and destination; Ramps; Research; Roads; Simulation; Surveillance; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic engineering; Traffic simulation; Traffic surveillance; Traffic surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic research; Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143187
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-76- 99 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: FH-11-8119
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM