A new simulation-assignment model DynaTAIWAN for mixed traffic flows

Ta Yin Hu, Li Wen Chen, Issac I. Chen, Yung Kuei Huang, Min Ling Chiang

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Abstract

This paper presents an integrated dynamic simulation-assignment model, DynaTAIWAN, for Advanced Traffic Management Systems as well as Advanced Traveller Information Systems. The model is composed of two layers, namely simulation-layer and real-time control layer. The simulation is designed to simulate traffic flow patterns according to assumed tripmaker characteristics and/or under a set of given conditions; the real-time control layer receives real-time vehicle information and forecast short-term traffic flow patterns. Four different vehicle types are explicitly considered and modeled in DynaTAIWAN, including car, bus, motorcycle, and truck. Car, trucks, and bus are represented by passenger-car equivalent (PCE) in DynaTAIWAN. Motorcycles are moving along the link through macroscopic flow relationships, and the speed of motorcycles are adjusted to reflect motorcycle characteristics. At intersections, motorcycles are moved according to the sequence of left-turn-waiting section, waiting section, and normal traffic lane. Numerical experiments are conducted in a 50-node test network and a Taichung City Network to explore the dynamic model under real-time information supply strategies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Transportation Society of America - 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 2005
PublisherIntelligent Transportation Society, ITS
Pages3407-3418
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9781604236354
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 2005 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 2005 Nov 62005 Nov 10

Publication series

NameIntelligent Transportation Society of America - 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 2005
Volume6

Other

Other12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period05-11-0605-11-10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Transportation
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Automotive Engineering

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