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TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY

CIVENGR 577
Course Description

Comprehensive overview of vehicular traffic flow theory and its use in evaluating congestion and determining control strategies. Starting from the basic concepts defining traffic streams, existing theories are presented at different scales, including car-following (microsimulation) models, lane-changing models, cellular automata models, the kinematic wave model, and macroscopic/network fundamental diagram. Techniques for empirical analysis. Connected and automated vehicles.

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Graduate/professional standing

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