Traffic Flow Theory: Characteristics, Experimental Methods, and Numerical Techniques

Creating Traffic Models is a challenging task because some of their interactions and system components are difficult to adequately express in a mathematical form. Traffic Flow Theory: Characteristics, Experimental Methods, and Numerical Techniques provide traffic engineers with the necessary methods and techniques for mathematically representing traffic flow. The book begins with a rigorous but easy to understand exposition of traffic flow characteristics including Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and traffic sensing technologies. Includes worked out examples and cases to illustrate concepts, models, and theoriesProvides modeling and analytical procedures for supporting different aspects of traffic analyses for supporting different flow modelsCarefully explains the dynamics of traffic flow over time and space University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Front Cover; Traffic Flow Theory: Characteristics, Experimental Methods, and Numerical Techniques; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: Traffic Flow Characteristics; Chapter 1: Traffic Sensing Technologies; 1.1 Traffic Sensors; 1.1.1 Inductive-Loop Detector; How It Works; Data Collected; Advantages; Disadvantages; 1.1.2 Video Image Processing System; How It Works; Data Collected; Advantages; Disadvantages; 1.1.3 Pneumatic Tubes; How It Works; Data Collected; Advantages; Disadvantages; 1.1.4 Global Positioning System Receiver; How It Works; Data Collected; Advantages.

Disadvantages1.1.5 Acoustic/Ultrasonic Sensor; How It Works; Data Collected; Advantages; Disadvantages; 1.1.6 Aerial/Satellite Imaging; How It Works; Data Collected; Advantages; Disadvantages; 1.1.7 Radio-Frequency Identification Technology; How It Works; Data Collected; Advantages; Disadvantages; 1.2 Traffic Sensor Classification; 1.3 Data Sources; 1.3.1 GA400 Data; 1.3.2 NGSIM Data; Problems; Chapter 2: Traffic Flow Characteristics I; 2.1 Mobile Sensor Data; 2.2 Point Sensor Data; 2.3 Space Sensor Data; 2.4 Time-Space Diagram and Characteristics; 2.5 Relationships among Characteristics.

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