Distribution models for start-up lost time and effective departure flow rate

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Tan, Jiyuan ^a   Li, Li ^a   Li, Zhiheng ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Departure flow rate; Departure headway; Start up lost time; Traffic simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLOW RATE; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

BEIJING , CHINA; DEPARTURE FLOW; DEPARTURE HEADWAY; DISTRIBUTION MODELS; EMPIRICAL DATA; HEADWAY DISTRIBUTION; MEAN-VALUE MODELS; TRAFFIC SIMULATIONS;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84876719221     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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