Analysis of traffic flow characteristics on ring road expressways in Beijing: Using floating car data and remote traffic microwave sensor data

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2124, 2009, Pages 178-185

  Zhao, Nale ^a   Yu, Lei ^a,c   Zhao, Hui ^a   Guo, Jifu ^b   Wen, Huimin ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Transportation Research Center   (China)

^c TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE SENSORS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DATA SPEED; FLOATING-CAR DATA; FLOW SPEED; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; REMOTE TRAFFIC MICROWAVE SENSORS; RING ROADS; SENSOR SPEED; SENSORS DATA; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC FLOW CHARACTERISTICS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 76149100925     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2124-17     Document Type: Article

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