Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: CVL742
Description
Descriptors of traffic flow: Macroscopic and Microscopic, time, space and generalized measurement regions. Cumulative plots. Traffic Flow models - General classification and typology. Macroscopic Flow Models
- continuity equation, LWR model, higher order models, numerical schema, Mesoscopic Flow Models - gas kinetic theory, Microscopic and Submicroscopic Flow Models - car following and lane changing; Pipes and forbes models; General motors-Gazis-Herman-Rothery (GHR) models, Stability analysis, macro-micro bridge. Modelling at Junctions/Intersections; Un-signalized and Signalized; Roundabouts;
Pedestrian Modelling - normal and panic movements; variations across infrastructure; Simulation - simple and complex traffic conditions.