Traffic Flow Theory

Lecturer:

Pavel Přibyl

Tutor:

Zuzana Čarská, Pavel Přibyl

Supervisor:

Department of Transporting Systems

Synopsis:

Mobility and associated human problems. Basic traffic parameters and their measurement. Estimation of quality of services. Theoretical fundamentals and applications of simulation models, macroscopic and statistical models. Measurement of travel time. Phantom and rubernecking effekts. Queuing theory and special theory of transport phenomena. Basic methods of traffic flow control.

Requirements:

basic knowledge of mathematics and physics

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Basic theory of traffic flow based on traffic parameters, as well as the creation of micro and macro models, statistical models in transport and basic physics of traffic flow. Basic information about control methods of traffic flow.

Study materials:

McShane W.: Traffic Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1990, ISBN 0-13-461336-8, pp. 710

Mannering F.:Principles of of Highway Engineering abd Traffic Analysis, Wiley, USA, 2009

Kerner B.: The Physics of Traffic, Springer, ISBN 3-540-20716-3, str. 682

Přibyl P., Mach R.: Řídicí systémy silniční dopravy, Fakulta dopravní, ČVUT, 2003, str. 212

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• IS nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory course in the program)
• TR nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory course in the program)
• TRELPASO nav.prez 11/12 (compulsory course in the program)
• IS nav.prez. 12/13 (compulsory course in the program)
• TR nav.prez. 12/13 (compulsory course in the program)
• TRELPASO nav.prez. 13/13 (compulsory course in the program)