Module 4 : Macroscopic And Mesoscopic Traffic Flow Modeling

Lecture 17 : Traffic Flow Modeling Analogies

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	Conclusion The advantages of the continuous modelling is that it gives good insight into the understanding of the behaviour of traffic. It can also be applied to platoon movement, signal control, etc. Finally, it also paves the way for the development of higher order models. However, it also has some serious limitations. The first one is the difficulty in getting solutions for realistic problems(initial boundary conditions). Second, the $q-k$ and $u-k$ relationship are complex. It may also cause unrealistic abrupt changes in the system. Finally acceleration-deceleration characteristics are not directly modelled in the system.