Abstract A microscopic mathematical model of freeway traffic flow is applied to a 6 km stretch of the Boulevard Périphérique in Paris including several on-ramps and off-ramps. The model is validated on the basis of real traffic flow measurements selected under a broad spectrum of traffic conditions. The mathematical model is capable of describing complicated traffic phenomena with considerable accuracy. A simulation program which is developed on the basis of the modelling equations may be used as a tool for testing of control strategies. Development and testing of control strategies is the strategies is the subject of a subsequent paper.


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    Title :

    Modelling and real-time control of traffic flow on the southern part of Boulevard Peripherique in Paris: Part I: Modelling



    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1989-12-15


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English