1. Simulation Introduction of microscopic simulation
Introduction of simulation
Introduction of microscopic simulation

2. What is Simulation? This is a fundamental and quantitative way to
understand complex systems/phenomena which is
complementary to the traditional approaches of
theory and experiment. Modeling and Simulation
(Mod/Sim) are concerned with powerful methods
of analysis designed to exploit high performance
computing. This approach is becoming increasingly widespread in basic research and advanced technological applications, cross cutting the fields of physics, chemistry, mechanics, engineering, and biology.

3. What is Simulation?

4. Why Simulation? • A real system may not be there (example:
new sub-network)
• A real system may be too difficult or too
expensive to access
• A real system may not be perturbed
(example: accident)

5. Advantages of simulation
• New policies, operating procedures, decision rules, information flows, etc, can be explored without disrupting ongoing operations of the real system
• New hardware designs, physical layouts, transportation systems, etc, can be tested without committing resources for their acquisition.
• Developing simulation model increases understanding of the system
e.g. New traffic signal timing plan; new routing strategy

6. Advantages of simulation

7. Advantages of simulation

8. Simulation Research

9. Required Skills for Simulation Modeling

10. Steps in a Simulation Study

11. Problem Formulation

12. Conceptual Model

13. Data Collection and Input Modeling

14. Simulation Modeling

15. Types of Simulation

16. Time-Based Simulation

17. Event-Based Simulation

18. Why Traffic Simulation?

19. Why Traffic Simulation?

20. Deterministic Queuing?

21. Other Macroscopic/Mathematical Models?

22. Stochastic Queuing?

23. Empirical Model (HCM)?

24. Traffic Simulation Categories

25. Level of Details Categories

26. Microscopic Simulation

27. Mesoscopic Model

28. Macroscopic Model

30. Why Microscopic Simulation

31. Examples: Why Microscopic Simulation?

32. Why Microscopic Simulation: Spillback & Starvation

33. Why Microscopic Simulation: Blocking and Starvation

34. Why Microscopic Simulation: Blocking and Starvation

35. Why Microscopic Simulation: Individual Vehicle?

36. Why Microscopic Simulation: Individual Drivers?

37. Microscopic Simulation Programs

38. Microscopic Simulation Programs

39. Microscopic Simulation Programs

40. Microscopic Simulation Programs

41. Which one is better?

42. Which one is better?

43. Which one is better?

44. Which is Better? Models or Tools

45. Critical Issues

46. Appendix: List of Macroscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks

47. List of Macroscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks

48. Appendix: List of Mesoscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks

49. Appendix: List of Microscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks

50. List of Microscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks

51. List of Microscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks

52. List of Microscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks

53. List of Microscopic Simulation Models with Weblinks