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A combined approach of microscopic and macroscopic simulation for rail traffic
Author(s) -
Asuka Masashi,
Komaya Kiyotoshi
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6416(199705)119:3<61::aid-eej7>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - train , limit (mathematics) , block (permutation group theory) , section (typography) , speed limit , computer science , simulation , traffic simulation , mechanics , statistical physics , physics , engineering , mathematics , microsimulation , mathematical analysis , geometry , transport engineering , cartography , geography , operating system
This paper presents a combined approach of rail traffic simulation using suitable models, both microscopic and macroscopic. In rail traffic, train motions do not depend directly on preceding train motions, as in road traffic, but only on the speed limit in the current block section. Using the history of the speed limit in each block section, simulation of the movement of individual trains between stations can be performed independently. Based on this fact, we have formed a new microscopic model and proposed a combined approach, applying the macroscopic model to normal train runs and the microscopic model to others. Our combined approach makes it possible to obtain quick responses by macroscopic simulation and detailed results by microscopic simulation. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc Electr Eng Jpn, 119(3): 61–68, 1997