Management and analysis of Michigan intelligent transportation systems center data with application to the Detroit area I-75 corridor.

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• Creators:
  Standridge, Charles R. ; Choudhuri, Shabbir ; Zeitler, David ; Khasnabis, Snehamay
• Corporate Creators:
  Michigan Ohio University Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Grand Valley State University. School of Engineering ; Wayne State University. College of Engineering ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; Michigan State Transportation Commission ; Michigan. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic flow
  • Metropolitan areas
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Traffic simulation
  • Traffic models
  • Management
  • Analysis
  • Integrated corridor management
  • Traffic flow
  • Metropolitan areas
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  MIOH UTC TS21p1-2 2011-Final
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan Ohio University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  An understanding of traffic flow in time and space is fundamental to the development of ; strategies for the efficient use of the existing transportation infrastructure in large ; metropolitan areas. Thus, this project involved developing the methods necessary to ; systematically describe, explain, and predict the flow of traffic with respect to time and ; space. The utility of this knowledge was demonstrated in routing voluminous traffic. ; Achieving these objectives required the collection, management, and analysis of traffic ; data concerning volume, speed, and traffic sensor occupancy. Management of this data ; required the design and implementation of a database management system as well as ; assuring data quality. Descriptive, explanatory, and predictive statistical models were ; developed to help gain the desired understanding of traffic flow. Application efforts ; focused on the Detroit metropolitan area. Traffic data was regularly obtained from the ; Michigan Intelligent Transportation System Center. Statistical models of traffic flow in ; the Detroit area I-75 corridor were constructed. A previously developed routing model ; was extended and adapted to the I-75 corridor and the newly developed statistical models ; incorporated to help compute traffic flow metrics. Both a software solver and a hardware ; solver for the model were implemented. A framework for traffic simulation was ; constructed and used to develop and calibrate a micro-simulation model of the same ; subset of the I-75 corridor. This model was used to demonstrate the benefits of guidance ; in re-routing traffic as a result of a traffic incident. A web site describing project ; activities and supporting downloading of traffic data was developed.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24574/dot_24574_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.28 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ef2ff5594683cc2fbc6d39bec29e2a09b0f95d19b1b2b0c17e994bb6b60e6fd4