Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis

Part I:. Simulation Models and Their Application: State of the Art

1. Application of a Simulation-Based Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model
Michael Florian, Michael Mahut, Nicolas Tremblay

2. The DRACULA Dynamic Network Microsimulation Model
Ronghui Liu

3. Dynamic Network Simulation with AIMSUN
Jaime Barceló, Jordi Casas

4. Microscopic Traffic Simulation: Models and Application
Tomer Toledo, Haris Koutsopoulos, Moshe Ben-Akiva, Mithilesh Jha

Part II:. Applications of Transport Simulation

5. The Art of the Utilization of Traffic Simulation Models: How Do We Make Them Reliable Tools?
Ryota Horiguchi, Masao Kuwahara

6. Absorbing Markov Process OD Estimation and a Transportation Network Simulation Model
Junichi Takayama, Shoichiro Nakayama

7. Simulating Travel Behaviour using Location Positioning Data Collected with A Mobile Phone System
Yasuo Asakura, Eiji Hato, Katsutoshi Sugino

Part III:. Representing Traffic Dynamics

8. Simulation of the Autobahn Traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia
Michael Schreckenberg, Andreas Pottmeier, Sigurður F. Hafstein, Roland Chrobok, Joachim Wahle

9. Data And Parking Simulation Models
William Young, Tan Yan Weng

10. Saga of Traffic Simulation Models in Japan
Hirokazu Akahane, Takashi Oguchi, Hiroyuki Oneyama

11. A Study on Feasibility of Integrating Probe Vehicle Data into A Traffic State Estimation Problem using Simulated Data
Chumchoke Nanthawichit, Takashi Nakatsuji, Hironori Suzuki

Part IV:. Representing User Behavior

12. Consistency of Traffic Simulation and Travel Behaviour Choice Theory
Noboru Harata

13. Driver’s Route Choice Behavior and its Implications on Network Simulation and Traffic Assignment
Takayuki Morikawa, Tomio Miwa, Shinya Kurauchi, Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Kei Kobayashi

14. An Overview of PCATS/DEBNetS Micro-simulation System: Its Development, Extension, and Application to Demand Forecasting
Ryuichi Kitamura, Akira Kikuchi, Satoshi Fujii, Toshiyuki Yamamoto

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