Microscopic modeling of the relaxation phenomenon using a macroscopic lane-changing model

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 511-522

  Laval, Jorge A ^a,b   Leclercq, Ludovic ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Kinematic wave (LWR) model; Lane changing; Microscopic traffic flow models

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

KINEMATIC WAVE (LWR) MODEL; LANE-CHANGING; MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

KINEMATICS; MICROSCOPY; MODELING; PLANNING THEORY; STOCHASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 44049108092     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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