UK CONTRAM TRANSPORT FORUM, CONTRAM 8 LAUNCH DAY, 7TH NOVEMBER 2000, TRL, CROWTHORNE

CONTRAM is a traffic assignment model for use in the design of traffic management schemes. The latest version - CONTRAM 8 incorporates intelligent traffic management features. The following presentations were given at the launch: (1) ITS features in CONTRAM 8 (Taylor,N - TRL Limited, White,C - Mott MacDonald); (2) Application of CONTRAM ITS in Stockholm (Davidsson,F - Transport Research Institute, Sweden); (3) Motorway On-Line Assistant (MOLA) - future development with CONTRAM 8 (Harwood,N - TRL Limited); (4) SATURN to CONTRAM and CONTRAM to SATURN automatic translation: an abbreviated report on the design of the software (Yanling Xiang and Smith, M - York Univ, UK); (5) Evaluation of macro- and mesoscopic models for congestion impact analysis (Merritt,E and Bang, KL - Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Sweden); (6) Matrix estimation in CONTRAM 8 (Gordon, A - Mott MacDonald; and (7) Transport User Benefit Appraisal (TUBA) softare: matrix-based economic appraisal (Gray,P - DETR, UK).

• Corporate Authors:

  TRL

  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Itinerary; Mathematical models; Matrices (Mathematics); Networks; Real time control; Real time data processing; Roads; Traffic assignment; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Travel time; Trip length; Variable message signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 9010: Delay; 132: Forecast; 699: Itinerary; 697: Journey time; 6473: Mathematical model; 6494: Matrix; 8679: Real time; 1053: Road network; 679: Traffic assignment; 654: Traffic control; 671: Traffic flow; 574: Variable message sign
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00803035
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 8 2000 12:00AM