Title: NETWORK FLOW SIMULATION FOR URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
Abstract: THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT, CALIBRATION AND VALIADATION OF THE NETWORK SIMULATION MODEL UTCS-1, DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A MECHANISM FOR EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE TRAFFIC NETWORK CONTROL STRATEGIES. THE UTCS-1 MODEL IS PROGRAMMED IN FORTRAN IV AND INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING MAJOR FEATURES: (A) STOCHASTIC SIMULATION OF INDIVIDUAL VEHICLES BY TYPE, USING A SIMPLIFIED CAR-FOLLOWING MODEL WITH TIME- SCANNING PERIODS OF ONE SECOND; (B) CAPABILITY OF REPRESENTING A NETWORK OF, AT LEAST, 100 NODES; (C) A COMPLETE SET OF MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM IN THE OUTPUT, (D) DETAILED TREATMENT OF PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE INTERACTION, BUS TRAFFIC AND INTRA-LINK FRICTION SUCH AS ILLEGAL PARKING AND TAXICAB STOPPAGES; (E) SIMULATION OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; AND (F) REPLICATION OF ALL FORMS OF TRAFFIC CONTROLS INCLUDING REAL-TIME DYNAMIC SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS. /AUTHOR/
Publication Year: 1971
Publication Date: 1971-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 33
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot