Modelling freeway systems: A new traffic fundamental diagram

Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-218

  Di Febbraro, A ^a   Ferrara, A ^a   Sacone, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Freeway systems; Macroscopic models; Traffic modelling; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008675336     PISSN: 13873954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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