44874 - Traffic Engineering (Graduate Course)

Learning outcomes

Design, operation, and management of traffic flows over complex transportation networks are the focus of this course. It covers two major topics: traffic flow modeling and traffic flow network performances optimization. Sub-topics include deterministic and probabilistic models and elements of queuing theory. Concepts are illustrated through various applications and case studies. Other topics are: air transport system, air traffic control and airport planning.

Course contents

- Introduction to Traffic Engineering, main fields of interest.

- Traffic Stream Characteristics.

- Statistical and Probability applications in Traffic data analysis.

- Traffic Stream Models: traffic stream parameters and their measures techniques; macroscopic continuum models; kinematic and shock waves in traffic streams; fundamentals of microscopic continuum models; car following models.

- Fundamentals of Queueing Models;

- Analysis of traffic streams at urban intersections;

- Urban parking: studies; characteristics; management and pricing;

- Traffic Control Devices and Technologies and field techniques for traffic studies;

- Main characteristic of Air Traffic Control Management; characteristic of airports; practical and environmental capacity of an airport.

- Railway traffic control and management: introduction; technologies; SCMT and ERTMS systems; high-speed trains project in Italy.

 

 

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