PATH-PROCESSING CAPABILITY IN THE WATSIM MICROSIMULATION MODEL
Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) is perceived as a major ITS initiative to manage congestion. DTA algorithms seek to guide smart cars along paths to their respective destinations so as to disperse traffic demand over a network in a manner that minimizes vehicle hours or trip travel times. DTA algorithms must be tested before deployed. This paper describes a microsimulation model designed to interface with any DTA algorithm, which simulates the operational performance of traffic comprised of a mix of smart cars equipped to be guided during their travel, and those not so equipped. Results obtained by the model simulation a DTA traffic environment are presented
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Supplemental Notes:
- Publication Date: 2000 ITS America, Washington DC
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Corporate Authors:
1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC United States 20036 -
Authors:
- Lieberman, Edward
- Goldblatt, Reuben
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Conference:
- ITS America 10th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Revolutionary Thinking, Real Results
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2000-5-1 to 2000-5-4
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 19 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automated highways; Computer algorithms; Simulation; Traffic assignment
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00793514
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: PATH
- Created Date: Jun 13 2000 12:00AM