Date of Award
6-2015
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering
Department
Civil and Construction Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Jun-Seok Oh
Second Advisor
Dr. Valerian Kwigizile
Third Advisor
Dr. Zhanbo Sun
Keywords
Traffic, Microsimulation, Intelligent Transportation System, Cost-benefit Analysis, Incident Management
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
A cost and benefit evaluation of the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is performed through integration of analytical techniques and microscopic traffic microsimulation. Observed freeway corridor incident logs and characteristics are studied to determine representative incident management patterns on choice study corridors. The Quadstone Paramics microsimulation traffic package is used to model the selected corridors during various analysis scenarios and investigate the effects of ITS on freeway incident management performance.
Recommended Citation
Clark, Matthew Levi, "A Microscopic Simulation Approach to Performance Evaluation of Intelligent Transportation System Corridors: A Case in Michigan" (2015). Masters Theses. 593.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/593
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