Fundamentals of Traffic Simulation : International Series in Operations Research & Management Science - Jaume Barcelo

Fundamentals of Traffic Simulation

By: Jaume Barcelo (Editor)

Hardcover | 27 September 2010

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The increasing power of computer technologies, the evolution of software engineering and the advent of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) worldwide has helped make traffic simulation one of the most used approaches for traffic analysis in support of the design and evaluation of traffic systems. The ability of traffic simulation software to emulate the time variability of traffic phenomena makes it a uniquely useful tool for capturing the complexity of traffic systems. While a wide variety of simulation software is available, no one book has presented a unified treatment of the subject.

Fundamentals of Traffic Simulation is the first book to provide practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive treatment of the state of the art of traffic simulation. Leading researchers worldwide provide up-to-date information on:

  • Simulation as a well established and grounded OR technique and its specificities when applied to traffic systems
  • The main approaches to traffic simulation and the principles of traffic simulation model building
  • The fundamentals of traffic flow theory and its application to traffic simulation in
    • Microscopic traffic modeling
    • Mesoscopic traffic modeling
    • Macroscopic traffic modeling

  • The principles of Dynamic Traffic Assignment and its application to traffic simulation
  • The calibration and validation of traffic simulation models

This important work will appeal to professionals, including transport consultants, managers in design firms and government, and even simulation software developers. It will also provide researchers with the first comprehensive overview of the subject, and can serve as a text or recommended reading in courses on traffic simulation and transportation analysis.

Industry Reviews
From the reviews: "This book presents a comprehensive review of some of the most popular traffic simulation packages used in practice and in academia around the world. ... an impressive collection and review of existing traffic simulation packages. ... a valuable resource for transport researchers in both academic and industrial sectors. ... the book attractive to readers from both the academic and the industrial sectors. ... In conclusion, this book is an outstanding review of traffic simulation ... ." (Andy Chow, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, Vol. 38, 2011)

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