An agent based model for evacuation traffic management

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 222-233

  Madireddy, Manini ^a   Medeiros, D J ^a   Kumara, Soundar ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; AGENT-BASED MODEL; CONGESTION LEVEL; CONTRAFLOW; CONTROL STRATEGIES; EVACUATION MODELS; EVACUATION TIME; ROAD SEGMENTS; SIOUX FALLS; TEST NETWORK; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EID: 84858067502     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2011.6147753     Document Type: Conference Paper

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