Microscopic Simulation of Coordinated Route in the City of Zilina

Alica Kalasova,Lubomir Cernicky,Simona Kubikova

doi:10.26552/com.c.2014.2.46-50

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https://doi.org/10.26552/com.c.2014.2.46-50

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Abstract

Urban agglomerations are characterized by concentrating a large number of vehicles in a confined space, while it is not possible to increase the range of the road communications. Therefore, it is necessary to achieve better and more efficient use of existing communications. Creation of successful city management means to integrate and optimize the quality of transport. When intersection signal control is used, not only the high degree of safety is ensured, but also permeability of the intersection increases. For better and more effective use of intersections we use a management in real time. We model the program of management by microscopic simulation. In our paper we use simulation of coordination at intersections in the city of Zilina. As modeling tools we use software Aimsun and MATSim which allow microscopic simulation. Finally, in our paper we compare both of the software tools.

Highlights

Due to needs of changing mobility demands of population, cities or villages must adapt and create suitable transport infrastructure which will be able to fulfill the demands placed on it and have to introduce measures that will help to make effective of use the transport infrastructure
The increase of individual transport, which is more comfortable for its users, especially in time of traffic peak in cities with high intensity of transport flow, has a negative impact on transport quality and environment, emergence of congestions, formation of the exhaust gases, noise, decreasing of road safety, slowing traffic, delay of vehicles at intersections, etc. [1]
The development of transport has achieved the degree that without thorough revision of management system and regulation, transport collapse would occur in short-time, which would have a negative impact on the other fields of life in city and its inhabitants

Summary

Introduction

Due to needs of changing mobility demands of population, cities or villages must adapt and create suitable transport infrastructure which will be able to fulfill the demands placed on it and have to introduce measures that will help to make effective of use the transport infrastructure. One of these measures can be reconstruction and building modifications of road communications and a new organization of transport. The base is modeling of vehicles driving within existing communication network, while all parameters of infrastructure and vehicles, including the drivers’ behavior are respected [3 and 4]

Characteristic of the analyzed area

Modeling of transport at junctions

Findings

Comparison of macroscopic simulations