DocumentCode :
3463418
Title :
Experimental analysis of different simulation models for motorway traffic flow
Author :
Festa, Demetrio Carmine ; Longo, Giovanni ; Mazzulla, Gabriella ; Musolino, Giuseppe
fYear :
2001
fDate :
2001
Firstpage :
675
Lastpage :
680
Abstract :
The paper presents the first results of a comparison between two different motorway traffic models. The purpose is to operate a comparative evaluation of potentialities and limits in the two different approaches, by applying the models on a large scale motorway network with a complete traffic data base. The two different modelling approaches are: a model based on microscopic traffic theory and a macroscopic stochastic experimental model. Model performances have been verified comparing some simulation results to the real travel times and traffic flows measured on the network, in “noncongested traffic conditions”. Travel times of all vehicles from origin to destination have been measured as well as all origin and destination flows by using data from the toll collection system (entrance and exit time for each vehicle). Models potentialities and limits in large-scale applications are also discussed
Keywords :
road traffic; large-scale applications; macroscopic stochastic experimental model; microscopic traffic theory; motorway traffic flow; noncongested traffic conditions; simulation models; toll collection system; Analytical models; Calibration; Large-scale systems; Microscopy; Monitoring; Performance evaluation; Telecommunication traffic; Time measurement; Traffic control; Vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Oakland, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7194-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2001.948741
Filename :
948741
Link To Document :
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