DocumentCode :
2220970
Title :
Development and calibration of an integrated freeway and toll plaza model for New Jersey Turnpike using paramics microscopic simulation tool
Author :
Ozbay, Kaan ; Mudigonda, Sandeep ; Bartin, Bekir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
fYear :
2005
fDate :
13-15 Sept. 2005
Firstpage :
1165
Lastpage :
1170
Abstract :
The paper describes the development and calibration efforts of an integrated freeway and toll plaza model of the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTPK) using paramics microscopic simulation software. The model is calibrated using the detailed E-ZPass data of individual vehicles. The efficiency of the NJTPK is highly related to the toll plaza operations. However, paramics cannot model toll plazas by default. It is also demonstrated in this paper that the application programming interface (API) of paramics is required to model the complex vehicle movements and decisions at toll plazas. The developed simulation model is an invaluable tool in many analyses such as evaluation of traveler information systems, incident management strategies, the effect of infrastructural changes, and the impact of congestion pricing.
Keywords :
application program interfaces; automated highways; digital simulation; road traffic; road vehicles; traffic engineering computing; detailed E-ZPass data; integrated freeway; paramics microscopic simulation tool; programming interface; toll plaza model; traveler information systems; Analytical models; Application software; Calibration; Information analysis; Information management; Management information systems; Microscopy; Pricing; Traffic control; Vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9215-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2005.1520216
Filename :
1520216
Link To Document :
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