Title : 
A Multi-grade evaluation model for traffic level of service
         
        
            Author : 
Zhang, Ye ; Jia, Li-min ; Cai, Guo-qiang
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
State Key Lab. of Rail Traffic Control & Safety, Beijing Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Regional traffic level of service (LOS) evaluation is a sticking point in urban traffic research. The objective of this study is to develop a model for estimating LOS of regional traffic. Firstly, we presented one method applied in the micro-layer traffic. Secondly, one macro-layer method was constructed, it based on the result of micro-layer. We combine these two layers into a single Multi-grade evaluation model for traffic level of service. The multi-grade evaluation model owns two layers including the micro-layer, which is used to distinguish the segment traffic status, the macro-layer, which is to estimate regional traffic status. The proposed model is applied to several city areas, and the results show its validity.
         
        
            Keywords : 
road traffic; level of service evaluation; macrolayer method; microlayer traffic; multigrade evaluation model; regional traffic; traffic level of service; urban traffic research; Cities and towns; Computer aided instruction; Cybernetics; Electronic mail; Laboratories; Machine learning; Microscopy; Rails; Railway safety; Traffic control; Information fusion; Multi-grade; Regional traffic level of service evaluation model;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 2009 International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Baoding
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-3702-3
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-3703-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICMLC.2009.5212710