Real road network application of a new microsimulation tool: TRITONE

Vincenzo P. Giofrè; Michał Maciejewski; Agnieszka Merkisz-Guranowska; Bartłomiej Piątkowski; Vittorio Astarita

doi:10.5604/01.3001.0004.0114

Authors

Vincenzo P. Giofrè Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Pianificazione Territoriale, Cubo 46b, 87040 Rende (CS), Italy, Author
Michał Maciejewski Politechnika Poznańska, Wydział Maszyn Roboczych i Transportu, Instytut Maszyn Roboczych i Pojazdów Samochodowych, ul. Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Author
Agnieszka Merkisz-Guranowska Politechnika Poznańska, Wydział Maszyn Roboczych i Transportu, Instytut Maszyn Roboczych i Pojazdów Samochodowych, ul. Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań Author
Bartłomiej Piątkowski Politechnika Poznańska, Wydział Maszyn Roboczych i Transportu, Instytut Maszyn Roboczych i Pojazdów Samochodowych, ul. Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań Author
Vittorio Astarita Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Pianificazione Territoriale, Cubo 46b, 87040 Rende (CS), Italy Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0004.0114

Keywords:

traffic, model of traffic flows, road traffic simulator, TRITONE

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to carry out a comparative study of 13 different traffic flow models available in TRITONE, a new road traffic simulator that specializes particularly in quantitative road safety assessment. After a short introduction on a traffic flow modelling, a description of the TRITONE functionality is given and various types of behavioural models available in this tool are presented in brief. Then a part of Poznan (Poland) network that served as the study area, was illustrated. The following section lists all the models used in the research and provides a comparison of the results obtained with these models. The article ends with conclusions on the results’ quality of individual models.

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