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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Micro-simulation"”.
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Data driven agent-based micro-simulation in social complex systems
… recently witnessing an increase in large-scale micro/individual/- granular level behavioural data. Such data has been proven to have the capacity to aid the development of more accurate simulations that will ef- fectively predict the behaviours of complex systems. Despite this increase, the …
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Data driven agent-based micro-simulation in social complex systems
… recently witnessing an increase in large-scale micro/individual/- granular level behavioural data. Such data has been proven to have the capacity to aid the development of more accurate simulations that will ef- fectively predict the behaviours of complex systems. Despite this increase, the …
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Data driven agent-based micro-simulation in social complex systems
… recently witnessing an increase in large-scale micro/individual/- granular level behavioural data. Such data has been proven to have the capacity to aid the development of more accurate simulations that will ef- fectively predict the behaviours of complex systems. Despite this increase, the …
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Evaluating Ramp Metering And Variable Speed Limits To Reduce Crash Potential On Congested Freeways Using Micro-simulation
… stations, 11 On-ramps and 10 off-ramps. PARAMICS micro-simulation is used as the tool for modeling the freeway section. The simulated network is calibrated and validated for 5 minute average flows and speeds using loop detector data. Feedback Ramp Metering algorithm, ALINEA, is used for …
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Development of a micro-simulation model for motorway roadworks with the use of narrow lanes and lane closure schemes
This study presents a newly developed micro-simulation model for motorway roadwork sections to evaluate the efficiency of different temporary traffic management schemes (TTMSs) such as the use of narrow lanes, offside and inside lane closures. The effect on traffic performance (i.e. capacity and …
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TOWARDS MODELING DRIVER BEHAVIOR UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS
… extreme conditions, towards development of a micro-simulation modeling framework of traffic flow to support evaluation of management strategies and measures in emergency situations. To accomplish this objective, particular attention is given to understanding and representing "panic behavior" …
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An evaluation of alternative transfer designs for the Nicaraguan Red de Protecciòn Social
This paper applies a micro-simulation method to evaluate the effects of the transfer design of a conditional cash transfer program in Nicaragua for households with two eligible children. The paper then exploits evidence from the experimental implementation of the Red de Protección program to …
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Modeling household residential choice using multiple imputation
… have random bidding models been applied in a micro-simulation context, due to insufficient data. Therefore, the main goal of this thesis is to explore a possible technique - Multiple Imputation - to integrate observations from dissimilar data sets to meet the data requirements of random …
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Quantifying the Safety Impacts of Intelligent Transportation Systems
… signal coordination. The model was tested in a micro-simulation environment using INTEGRATION traffic simulation model as well as in a field data evaluation. The General Estimates System (GES) database was chosen as the primary national database to extract accident data. These data were used for …
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A new approach to estimate congestion impacts for highway evaluation: effects on fuel consumption and vehicle emissions
… speed-flow approaches or highly detailed micro-simulation techniques. Another approach, and the goal for this research, is to develop a midrange modelling framework whereby the predictive capability could be enhanced in comparison to the simple speed-flow models but without the onerous …
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Cooperative Automated Vehicle Movement Optimization at Uncontrolled Intersections using Distributed Multi-Agent System Modeling
… is successfully added to the INTEGRATION micro-simulation model and the results demonstrate improvements in delay, fuel consumption, and emissions when compared to roundabout, signalized, and stop sign controlled intersections. The study also shows the capability of the proposed technique …
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Integrated Framework Development For Intelligent Transport Enforcement Systems
… traffic efficiency. This was validated using micro simulation tool that showed improvement in traffic efficiency when the algorithm was used. When bringing new technology into the market, there are some fundamental influencing factors affecting the selection and development prior to entering …
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Evaluating the Transit Signal Priority Impacts along the U.S. 1 Corridor in Northern Verginia
… signalized intersections along U.S. 1. A micro simulation model VISSIM 3.7 was used to analyze the impacts of TSP. The simulation analysis indicates that the Fairfax Connector buses might benefit from the green extension strategy. Overall, improvements of up to 4% for transit travel time …
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Owner-occupied housing taxation: an equity evaluation of the UK and US tax systems.
… owner-occupied housing tax policies though micro-simulation. The simulations are spread sheet constructions underpinned by the respective UK and US tax systems. Within each country-specific simulation case families are established varying with regard to income levels and investment choices. …
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Alternative Methodology To Household Activity Matching In TRANSIMS
TRANSIMS (Transportation Analysis and Simulation System) developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is an integrated system of travel forecasting models designed to give transportation planners accurate and complete information on traffic impacts, congestion, and pollution. TRANSIMS is a …
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Delay, Stop and Queue Estimation for Uniform and Random Traffic Arrivals at Fixed-Time Signalized Intersections
… are limited in scope. Alternatively, several microscopic simulation softwares are currently available for the evaluation of signalized intersections. The objective of this dissertation is fourfold. First, it evaluates the consistency, accuracy, limitations and scope of the alternative …
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Modelling drivers’ behaviour within the dilemma zone at traffic signal junctions
… a newly developed, calibrated, and validated micro-simulation model for predicting drivers’ decisions following the onset of an amber traffic light signal under the effect of the dilemma zone where a driver can neither stop safely nor cross and clear the junction before the onset of red. The …
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Revenue Management in High-Density Urban Parking Districts: Modeling and Evaluation
… with the real-time decision-making model is a micro-simulation model structure used to evaluate the policy's effects on network performance. It is clear from the results that the rate at which parkers renege is a primary determinant of the value of the implementation of RM. All other things …
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Simulation of household in-home and transportation energy use : an integrated behavioral model for estimating energy consumption at the neighborhood scale
… I develop an integrated household-level micro-simulation framework. The simulation tool is based on a total of eight inter-related behavioral models which estimate out-of-home energy use by predicting trip generation, mode choice and trip length for each household and in-home energy use …
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A merging model for motorway traffic
… research has developed a feasible integrated microscopic simulation framework to model the interactions among traffic in motorway merging sections. This has been achieved by developing an integrated model (MergeSim) consisting of two sub-models working in tandem: a car-following and a merging …
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