Transport Simulation

Preface About the Authors MACROSCOPIC TO VEHICLE-EMBEDDED MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION THE ROLE OF MACROSCOPIC MODELING IN THE SIMULATION, SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF MOTORWAY NETWORK TRAFFIC Markos Papageorgiou, Ioannis Papamichail, Yibing Wang Introduction Macroscopic modeling of motorway network traffic Dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) and route guidance (RG) Motorway network traffic surveillance Optimal control of motorway traffic Conclusions References. HYBRID TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODELS: VEHICLE LOADING AT MESO-MICRO BOUNDARIES Wilco Burghout, Haris N. Koutsopoulos Introduction Hybrid modeling framework Modeling traffi c dynamics at meso-micro boundaries Vehicle loading Case study Conclusions References SIMULATION OF VEHICLES IN A DRIVING SIMULATOR USING MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION Johan Janson Olstam Introduction The simulation model Validation Concluding remarks and future research. Acknowledgments References. LANE CHANGING INTEGRATED LANE-CHANGING MODELS Moshe Ben-Akiva, Charisma Choudhury, Tomer Toledo Introduction Methodology Integration of MLC and DLC Explicit target lane choice Cooperative and forced gap acceptance Accounting for heterogeneity Conclusions Acknowledgments References TRAFFIC SIMULATION OF A RURAL 2 + 1 HIGHWAY IN HOKKAIDO Kazunori Munehiro, Toshio Kamiizumi, Mamoru Sasaki, Toshiya Uzuka, Motoki Asano Introduction Study Sites SIM-R Traffi c Micro-simulation Program Model of Lane-changing Behavior on a Rural 2 + 1 Highway Simulation Run Discussion and Conclusions Acknowledgments References MECHANICAL RESTRICTION VS. HUMAN OVERREACTION: THE MODELING OF SYNCHRONIZED TWO-LANE TRAFFIC.Andreas Pottmeier, Christian Thiemann, Andreas Schadschneider, Michael Schreckenberg Introduction Model defi nition of the single lane model Stability of the model Two-lane traffic Two-lane model. Results Summary and outlook References PEOPLE-CENTERED AND RAIL SIMULATION PEDESTRIAN SIMULATION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT STOCHASTIC ROUTE CHOICE AND MULTIDIRECTIONAL FLOW Miho Asano, Masao Kuwahara, Agachai Sumalee Introduction Framework of an integrated dynamic pedestrian route choice and flow model. Network-based route choice model Path choice model Flow propagation model Application to simple case studies Conclusions Acknowledgements References F.A.S.T. - FLOOR FIELD AND AGENT BASED SIMULATION TOOL Tobias Kretz, Michael Schreckenberg Introduction A model of pedestrian motion Evacuation exercise in a primary school. Summary Appendix A: Equations Acknowledgments References INCORPORATING PATTERN-MATCHING INTO DATA-ORIENTED ACTIVITY SIMULATION USING PROBE PERSON SYSTEMS Eiji Hato, Yasuo Asakura, Masuo Kashiwadani Background and objectives of study Preprocessing of location data Pattern-matching method for location data Case study Simulation study Conclusion References SIMULATION OF URBAN RAIL OPERATIONS: MODELS AND CALIBRATION METHODOLOGY. Haris N. Koutsopoulos, Zhigao Wang Introduction The simulation model Calibration methodology Case study Conclusions Acknowledgments References SIMULATION APPLICATION TRAFFIC SIMULATION FOR AN EXPRESSWAY TOLL PLAZA BASED ON SUCCESSIVE VEHICLE TRACKING DATA Ryota Horiguchi, Takahiro Shitama, Hirokazu Akahane, Jian Xing Introduction Massive tracking of vehicle trajectories Modeling of traffi c fl ow in toll plaza Validation and Case Studies Case Studies Conclusions References TIME-DEPENDENT ORIGIN-DESTINATION ESTIMATION WITHOUT ASSIGNMENT MATRICES Ramachandran Balakrishna, Moshe Ben-Akiva,Haris N. Koutsopoulos Introduction Methodology Case study I: Synthetic network Case study II: Los angeles, california Conclusion Acknowledgement References