NTL Record

Title Some Considerations on the Problem of Non-Steady State Traffic Flow Optimization
Record ID 49151
Personal Name
Creator
Kahn, David; Mintz, Ronald
Source 62p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 19731001
Language English
Abstract The report contains the authors initial efforts aimed at extending the steady state freeway model for optimizing freeway traffic flow to a non-steady state model. The steady-state model does not allow reaction to continuously changing conditions which are often important. The non-steady state or dynamic model will allow this and is intended to be used whenever a metering rate which changes with time is needed. The dynamic modeling is accomplished by developing optimization procedures based on the principles of traffic dynamics, specifically, the continuum equations. In this initial effort only a tunnel roadway and a single land freeway (but with exits and ramps) are considered.
Rosap ID dot:10625
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10625
TRT Terms Traffic flow; Traffic models; Dynamics; Freeways; Mathematical models; Optimization
Classification NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS;
NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow;
NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number HW308/R3204
Report Number DOT-TSC-FHWA-73-12; PB-225 088
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49100/49151/DOT-TSC-FHWA-73-12.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository