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Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis

Recent Advances and Challenges

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Ryuichi Kitamura

    1. Kyoto University, Japan

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  2. Maso Kuwahara

    1. University of Tokyo, Japan

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  • Although there are many books on transportation network theory and simulation, this bok is the first of its kind
  • A collection of recent major simulation models for transportation analysis from Asia, Europe and North America
  • Addresses not only simulation modeling, but also a wide range of application issues
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series (ORCS, volume 31)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Simulation Models and Their Application: State of the Art

    1. Application of a Simulation-Based Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model

      • Michael Florian, Michael Mahut, Nicolas Tremblay
      Pages 1-22

    2. The DRACULA Dynamic Network Microsimulation Model

      • Ronghui Liu
      Pages 23-56

    3. Dynamic Network Simulation with AIMSUN

      • Jaime Barceló, Jordi Casas
      Pages 57-98

    4. Microscopic Traffic Simulation: Models and Application

      • Tomer Toledo, Haris Koutsopoulos, Moshe Ben-Akiva, Mithilesh Jha
      Pages 99-130

  3. Applications of Transport Simulation

    1. The Art of the Utilization of Traffic Simulation Models: How Do We Make Them Reliable Tools?

      • Ryota Horiguchi, Masao Kuwahara
      Pages 131-166

    2. Absorbing Markov Process OD Estimation and a Transportation Network Simulation Model

      • Junichi Takayama, Shoichiro Nakayama
      Pages 167-182

    3. Simulating Travel Behaviour using Location Positioning Data Collected with A Mobile Phone System

      • Yasuo Asakura, Eiji Hato, Katsutoshi Sugino
      Pages 183-204

  4. Representing Traffic Dynamics

    1. Simulation of the Autobahn Traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia

      • Michael Schreckenberg, Andreas Pottmeier, Sigurður F. Hafstein, Roland Chrobok, Joachim Wahle
      Pages 205-233

    2. Data And Parking Simulation Models

      • William Young, Tan Yan Weng
      Pages 235-267

    3. Saga of Traffic Simulation Models in Japan

      • Hirokazu Akahane, Takashi Oguchi, Hiroyuki Oneyama
      Pages 269-300

    4. A Study on Feasibility of Integrating Probe Vehicle Data into A Traffic State Estimation Problem using Simulated Data

      • Chumchoke Nanthawichit, Takashi Nakatsuji, Hironori Suzuki
      Pages 301-323

  5. Representing User Behavior

    1. Consistency of Traffic Simulation and Travel Behaviour Choice Theory

      • Noboru Harata
      Pages 325-339

    2. Driver’s Route Choice Behavior and its Implications on Network Simulation and Traffic Assignment

      • Takayuki Morikawa, Tomio Miwa, Shinya Kurauchi, Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Kei Kobayashi
      Pages 341-369

    3. An Overview of PCATS/DEBNetS Micro-simulation System: Its Development, Extension, and Application to Demand Forecasting

      • Ryuichi Kitamura, Akira Kikuchi, Satoshi Fujii, Toshiyuki Yamamoto
      Pages 371-399
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Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis: Recent Advances and Challenges presents the latest developments in transport simulation, including dynamic network simulation and micro-simulation of people’s movement in an urban area. It offers a collection of the major simulation models that are now in use throughout the world; it illustrates each model in detail, examines potential problems, and points to directions for future development. The reader will be able to understand the functioning, applicability, and usefulness of advanced transport simulation models. The material in this book will be of wide use to graduate students and practitioners as well as researchers in the transportation engineering and planning fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kyoto University, Japan

    Ryuichi Kitamura

  • University of Tokyo, Japan

    Maso Kuwahara

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