Common use of SIMULATION TOOL Clause in Contracts

SIMULATION TOOL. Average person delays, vehicle delays, and stops were several important performance measures for evaluating the system. As mentioned earlier, these ▇▇▇▇ were not directly calculable from the field-observed data; hence, we developed simulation models to compute them. The traffic simulation software VISSIM version 4.30 was utilized to emulate traffic operations with or without the functions of the TSP system. VISSIM is a microscopic, behavior-based traffic simulation tool that can model integrated roadway networks and various modes, including general-purpose traffic, buses, high-occupancy vehicles (HOV), light rail, trucks, bicyclists, and pedestrians. VISSIM can also implement some advanced traffic systems and control strategies such as TSP systems, provide effective measures to assess their benefits and costs, and then further optimize system operations (VISSIM Users Manual 2004).