Title :
Virtual-Reality Based Integrated Traffic Simulation for Urban Planning
Author :
Chun, Wang ; Chen Ge ; Yanyan, Liu ; Horne, Margaret
Author_Institution :
Ocean Remote Sensing Instn., Ocean Univ. of China, Qingdao
Abstract :
Transportation management and planning has played an important role in urban planning. The paper discusses the success of using virtual reality (VR) technique in traffic simulation to communicate design alternatives to decision makers and public audiences and thus to support the decision making process. The study documents the application of VISSIM, a microscopic simulation model, VR4MAX, an interactive virtual reality model, to analyze the current and future traffic flows of the East Pilgrim Street area in Newcastle upon Tyne. So it is valuable to simulate the future situation of three high level options which explored by City Council. The study will focus on the traffic flows of these options so as to help the Council make decision which is the "preferred option" for the area regeneration.
Keywords :
decision making; digital simulation; road traffic; town and country planning; traffic engineering computing; virtual reality; City Council; East Pilgrim Street area; Newcastle upon Tyne; VISSIM; VR4MAX; area regeneration; decision making process; interactive virtual reality model; microscopic simulation model; public audiences; traffic flows; transportation management; transportation planning; urban planning; virtual reality technique; virtual-reality based integrated traffic simulation; Cities and towns; Communication system traffic control; Computational modeling; Councils; Microscopy; Oceans; Traffic control; Transportation; Urban planning; Virtual reality; Transportation Simulation; Urban Planning; VISSIM; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2008 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan, Hubei
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3336-0
DOI :
10.1109/CSSE.2008.1074