COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS FOR DYNAMIC NETWORK LOADING

The main approaches used to model traffic dynamics are microscopic simulation models which move vehicles according to behavioral car-following and plane-changing models along prescribed routes. This paper considers the dynamic network loading problem, where time varying demands on paths of the traffic network are given. Three methods for solving the problem are compared, based on analytical approaches, the cell transmission model, and a space queuing approach. The microscopic simulation model INTEGRATION is used to provide a benchmark for the comparisons. The numerical example chosen for experimentation is described before presenting the results obtained with each method.

• Corporate Authors:

  Universite de Montreal

  Centre de Recherche sur Les Transports
  C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre-ville
  Montreal H3C 3J7, Quebec  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Astarita, V
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 20 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car following; Cells (Measuring devices); Dynamics; Lane changing; Microscopic traffic flow; Network analysis (Planning); Queuing theory; Simulation; Traffic characteristics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960968
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 23 2003 12:00AM