ABSTRACT
In recent years, the transport simulation of large road networks has become far more rapid and detailed, and many exciting developments in this field have emerged. Within this volume, the authors describe the simulation of automobile, pedestrian, and rail traffic coupled to new applications, such as the embedding of traffic simulation into driving simulators, to give a more realistic environment of driver behavior surrounding the subject vehicle. New approaches to traffic simulation are described, including the hybrid mesoscopic-microscopic model and floor-field agent-based simulation. Written by an invited panel of experts, this book addresses students, engineers, and scholars, as well as anyone who needs a state-of-the-art overview of transport simulation today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|1 pages
Macroscopic to Vehicle-Embedded Microscopic Simulation
chapter Chapter 1|23 pages
The Role of Macroscopic Modeling in the Simulation, Surveillance and Control of Motorway Network Traffic
chapter Chapter 2|15 pages
Hybrid Traffic Simulation Models: Vehicle Loading at Meso-Micro Boundaries
chapter Chapter 3|16 pages
Simulation of Vehicles in a Driving Simulator Using Microscopic Traffic Simulation
part II|1 pages
Lane Changing
chapter Chapter 6|12 pages
Mechanical Restriction vs. Human Overreaction: Modeling of Synchronized two-Lane Traffic
part III|1 pages
People-Centered and Rail Simulation
chapter Chapter 7|17 pages
Pedestrian Simulation Taking into Account Stochastic Route Choice and Multidirectional Flow
chapter Chapter 9|15 pages
Incorporating Pattern-Matching into a Data-Oriented Activity Simulation Using Probe Person Systems
part IV|1 pages
Simulation Application