The simulation of the traffic flow is used during the dynamic assignment to determine travel times in the network. The travel times are measured for every edge and every evaluation interval. In contrast to travel times, the spatial lengths of the paths and the financial costs do not depend on the traffic conditions. Thus the spatial lengths of the paths and the financial costs do not need to be determined by simulation but can be read directly from the network model.
Superordinate topic:
Using the dynamic assignment add-on module
Information on editing:
Defining simulated travel times
Selecting exponential smoothing of the travel times
Selecting the MSA method for travel times
Related topics:
Evaluation interval duration needed to determine the travel times
General cost, travel distances and financial cost in the path selection