Estimation of traffic density on urban freeways

Jiaotong Yunshu Xitong Gongcheng Yu Xinxi/ Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 79-82

  Hu, Xiao Wen ^a   Yang, Dong Yuan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Density; Space mean speed; Time mean speed; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; DETECTORS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; SPEED; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; SPACE MEAN SPEED; STANDARD ERRORS; TRAFFIC DENSITIES; TRAFFIC DETECTORS; TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY;

SPEED; COMPUTER NETWORKS;

DENSITY; SPACE MEAN SPEED; TIME MEAN SPEED; TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; TRAFFIC FLOW;

EID: 54549100364     PISSN: 10096744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1570-6672(08)60026-4     Document Type: Article

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