| Fundamentals of Traffic Simulation Contributor(s): Barceló, Jaume (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441961410 ISBN-13: 9781441961419 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $284.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Highway & Traffic - Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - General - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) |
| Dewey: 624 |
| LCCN: 2010930518 |
| Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.70 lbs) 442 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The increasing power of computer technologies, the evolution of software en- neering and the advent of the intelligent transport systems has prompted traf c simulation to become one of the most used approaches for traf c analysis in s- port of the design and evaluation of traf c systems. The ability of traf c simulation to emulate the time variability of traf c phenomena makes it a unique tool for capturing the complexity of traf c systems. In recent years, traf c simulation - and namely microscopic traf c simulation - has moved from the academic to the professional world. A wide variety of traf- c simulation software is currently available on the market and it is utilized by thousands of users, consultants, researchers and public agencies. Microscopic traf c simulation based on the emulation of traf c ows from the dynamics of individual vehicles is becoming one the most attractive approaches. However, traf c simulation still lacks a uni ed treatment. Dozens of papers on theory and applications are published in scienti c journals every year. A search of simulation-related papers and workshops through the proceedings of the last annual TRB meetings would support this assertion, as would a review of the minutes from speci cally dedicated meetings such as the International Symposiums on Traf c Simulation (Yokohama, 2002; Lausanne, 2006; Brisbane, 2008) or the International Workshops on Traf c Modeling and Simulation (Tucson, 2001; Barcelona, 2003; Sedona, 2005; Graz 2008). Yet, the only comprehensive treatment of the subject to be found so far is in the user's manuals of various software products. |