This course discusses fundamental traffic flow characteristics and traffic flow variables. Their definitions are presented, and visualization/analysis techniques are discussed and empirical facts are presented. The empirical relation between the flow variables and the bottleneck capacity analysis are discussed. Shockwave analysis and a review of macroscopic traffic flow models are presented. Traffic flow stability issues are discussed as well as numerical solution approaches.
The lectures also show how macroscopic models are derived from microscopic principles. This course provides an overview of human factors relevant for the behavior of drivers. The car-following model and other approaches to describe the lateral driving task will be discussed. The lectures also pertains to general gap acceptance modeling and lane changing. Microscopic models for pedestrian flow behavior are discussed and an in depth discussion of microscopic simulation models will be presented.
To gain insight into theory and modeling of traffic flow operations, to learn to apply theory and mathematical models to solve practical problems and to gain experience with using simulation programs for ex-ante assessment studies.
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Subjects
- 01. Introduction
- 02. Arrival patterns and cumulative curves
- 03. Fundamental diagram
- 04. Shockwave theory
- 05. Moving bottleneck and queuing
- 06. Traffic analysis: Characteristics
- 07. Introduction to phenomena
- 08. Influence of trucks, lagrangian coordinates and MFD
- 09. Car-following
- 10. Lateral driving behaviour
- 11. Pedestrian flow theory
- 12. Evaluation, simulation and guidelines
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