Traffic Flow Modelling Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory Through a Genealogy of Models /

• Main Author: Kessels, Femke (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: EURO Advanced Tutorials on Operational Research,
• Subjects: Operations research.; Decision making.; Business logistics.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Management science.; Operations Research/Decision Theory.; Logistics.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Research, Management Science.

This book introduces readers to the main traffic flow modelling approaches and discusses their features and applications. It provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge review of traffic flow models, from their roots in the 1930s to the latest developments in the field. In addition, it presents proble...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to traffic flow modelling
• The fundamental diagram
• Microscopic models
• Macroscopic models
• Numerical methods for continuum models
• Mesoscopic models
• Conclusion: convergence versus branching out
• Answers to selected problems.