Incorporating Congestion Phenomena into Large Scale Strategic Transport Model Systems

Strategic traffic assignment (TA) models assess long-term effects of policies on route choices of travelers. To meet stability requirements, current strategic TA models lack modelling of queues. This thesis develops two TA models that include queue modelling whilst satisfying stability requirements along with a method to fuse observed link flows...

A dynamic OD prediction approach for urban networks based on automatic number plate recognition data

OD flows provide important information for traffic management and planning. The prediction of dynamic OD matrices gives the possibility to apply anticipatory traffic management measures. In this paper, we propose an OD prediction approach based on the data obtained by Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. The principal component...

A data driven method for OD matrix estimation

The fundamental challenge of the origin-destination (OD) matrix estimation problem is that it is severely under-determined. In this paper we propose a new data driven OD estimation method for cases where a supply pattern in the form of speeds and flows is available. We show that with these input data, we do not require an iterative dynamic...

The construction of purpose-specific OD matrices using public transport smart card data

Around the world, more and more public transport operators opt for automated fare collection systems by means of smart cards. The data registered by such a system contain valuable information for transport planning. This research aims at increasing the usability of this data for the description of public transport travel demand. Travel demand is...

Use of Mobile Phone Data for Planning a Road Network: Application to the Country of Senegal

The thesis is the outcome of a research on using mobile phone data to understand mobility patterns in a country and to give advice about decisions on how to design the national and regional road network. It provides not only several practical solutions to the existing road network design problems in Senegal but also a methodological approach,...

Optimization: Traffic Control Using Route Information

Optimizing traffic control for a multiple-junction road network is a difficult but important task in traffic system design. A properly designed control strategy with various control measures is effective in handling traffic flows in diverse traffic conditions. Regarding the limits and low performance of existing control system, this paper...