Derivation of continuum traffic model for weaving sections on freeways

Transportmetrica

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-222

  Ngoduy, D ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gap acceptance model; Gas kinetic model; Macroscopic model; Weavings

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION;

GAP ACCEPTANCE; HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC FLOW; KINETIC MODELING; LANE CHANGING PROBABILITY; MACROSCOPIC MODEL; TRAFFIC FLOW MODELING; TRAFFIC INTERACTIONS; WEAVINGS;

WEAVING;

EID: 34548787459     PISSN: 18128602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18128600608685662     Document Type: Article

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