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https://doi.org/10.3141/2483-09

The German Highway Capacity Manual provides analytical methods to assess the level of service of freeway segments. If these segments do not comply with design guidelines, microscopic traffic simulation is often used to perform quality analysis. To provide guidance and support for these simulation studies, a research project was performed to develop a methodology for the assessment of levels of service and to find standard parameter sets calibrated for the simulation of German freeways. In this paper, the results of the microscopic simulation tool VISSIM, including a short description of the characteristics of German freeways, model settings, and specific parameter sets for several types of freeway segments, are presented.

01587923

15-3004

English

pp 74–79

2015

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309369268

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Figures (2) ; References (6) ; Tables (4)

Calibration; Level of service; Methodology; Microsimulation

German Highway Capacity Manual; VISSIM (Computer model)

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:00PM

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