NTL Record

Title Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume IV: Guidelines for Applying CORSIM Microsimulation Modeling Software
Record ID 67555
Personal Name
Creator
Holm, Peter; Tomich, Daniel; Sloboden, Jaimison; Lowrance, Cheryl F.
Personal Name
Contributor
Halkias, John A.; Colyar, James
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Corporate
Contributor
ITT Industries
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Publication Date 20070101
Language English
Abstract This report describes a process and acts as guidelines for the recommended use of CORSIM traffic simulation software in transportation analyses. The seven-step process presented in these guidelines highlights the aspects of a CORSIM analysis from project start to project completion. The seven steps in the process include: 1) scope project, 2) data collection, 3) base model development, 4) error checking, 5) calibration - comparing model MOEs to field data (and adjusting model parameters), 6) alternatives analysis, and 7) final report. Each step is described in detail and an example problem applying the process is carried through the entire document. The report appendices contain detailed information covering areas such as: fundamentals of CORSIM model theory, an overview of CORSIM capabilities and limitations, guidance on the initialization period, a discussion on actuated signal control in CORSIM, coding techniques for complex situations, and run-time extension.
Rosap ID dot:42248
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42248
TRT Terms Traffic simulation; Highway capacity; Microsimulation; Transportation planning; Software
General Subjects CORSIM
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1079057
Report Number FHWA-HOP-07-079
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/67000/67500/67555/FHWA-HOP-07-079.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository