Interchange integral characteristics study via microscopic traffic flow models

Abstract

The problem of application of miscroscopic traffic models for the analysis of large network segments is discussed with an example of discrete flow with safe distance. A concept of integral charasteristics of network segments is introduced, a method for obtaining such characteristics via microscopic traffic flow models is presented. Said method is applied to a circular unidirectional interchange, obtained characteristics analysed.

Keywords

• traffic flow
• commutators
• microscopic traffic models
• interchange and crossroad simulation