01566122

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172506.aspx

In 1963, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Traffic Flow Theory (TO-9) and the Committee on Characteristics of Traffic Flow (TO-12) were formed. In 1971, the two committees merged to form the Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics (AHB45). In recognition and celebration of these 50 years of traffic flow theory, several special events were organized in 2014, including a workshop held on January 12, 2014, in Washington, D.C. With the accomplishments of the past 50 years in mind, the workshop focused on traffic and transportation simulation—looking back and looking ahead. Coincidentally, this theme was also consistent with the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting theme, Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our Future. That year’s theme was adopted because it was the year of the final TRB Annual Meeting at the Connecticut Avenue hotels, where it was held for nearly 60 years. It was an appropriate time to recognize past accomplishments in the simulation field, reflect on the present state of the research community, and identify key future directions. The committee invited top experts in the field to provide discussion papers on the history, current status, and future of traffic simulation. The audience was asked to provide input and frame a forward-looking discussion of future trends and research needs. Eight of these papers are published in this e-circular as part of the committee’s legacy. A presentation, “Thoughts on Traffic Simulation Models” by Alexander Skabardonis, is included as an appendix.

English

156p

2015-4

Transportation Research Circular

Web

Appendices; Figures; References; Tables

Committees; Research; Traffic flow; Traffic flow theory; Traffic models; Traffic simulation; Workshops

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I71: Traffic Theory

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

May 13 2015 2:03PM

• Big Data and the Calibration and Validation of Traffic Simulation Models
• Brief History of Traffic Simulation
• Evolution of SUMO’s Simulation Model
• Evolution of the TEXAS Model for Intersection Traffic Simulation Animation and Traffic Flow Theory Milestones
• History of VISSIM’s Development
• Looking Forward, Looking Back on Computer Simulation Models of Safety
• Some Thoughts on Future Directions for Managing Uncertainty in Stochastic Traffic Models
• Traffic Flow Modeling: Genealogy