Macroscopic Fundamental Diagrams: A cross-comparison of estimation methods

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Leclercq, Ludovic ^a,b,c   Chiabaut, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Trinquier, Béatrice ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Estimation method; Loop detector; Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD); Spatial and temporal traffic averages

Indexed keywords

TRANSPORTATION;

ESTIMATION METHODS; FULL INFORMATIONS; LOOP DETECTOR; MACROSCOPIC FUNDAMENTAL DIAGRAM; MESOSCOPIC SIMULATION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRAFFIC AVERAGES; SPATIAL DYNAMICS; VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES;

RESEARCH;

ESTIMATION METHOD; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84894451453     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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