Safety of users in road evacuation: Calibration of cost functions and simulation

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 101, Issue , 2008, Pages 715-725

  Vitetta, A ^a   Musolino, G ^a   Marciano F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost functions; Evacuation; Microscopic models

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; ROADS AND STREETS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION;

CAR FOLLOWING; EMERGENCY CONDITIONS; EVACUATION; GAP ACCEPTANCES; MICROSCOPIC MODELS; NODE MODELS; NON-SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; ROAD TRANSPORTATIONS; SUPPLY AND DEMANDS;

COST FUNCTIONS;

CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; MODELING; ROAD PRICING; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 58849110676     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/UT080691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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