Dynemo: a model for the simulation of traffic flow in motorway networks

TLDR: The paper presents the simulation model dynemo, which has been designed for the development, evaluation and optimization of traffic control systems for motorway networks, and a new traffic flow model included with the simulation package which combines the advantages of a macroscopic model and a microscopic model.

Abstract: The paper presents the simulation model dynemo which has been designed for the development, evaluation and optimization of traffic control systems for motorway networks. A new traffic flow model included with the simulation package combines the advantages of a macroscopic model (computational simplicity) with the advantages of a microscopic model (output statistics relating to individual vehicles). For each stretch in the network, the model needs as input a relationship between traffic density and mean speed and the distribution of free flow speeds. The new traffic flow model is validated by use of an example. The simulation package is implemented on a 16-bit microcomputer. A real network with a traffic control system has been simulated with the model. (Author/TRRL)