ENTR617-18A (C) Any Time Start 2018

Traffic Network Modelling and Optimization

15 points

Details:
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Withdrawal Dates
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Description

This course reviews and extends the fundamental concepts and principles of good traffic engineering design (as taught at undergraduate level) and applies them to a variety of typical (mainly urban) situations. The course is expected to develop student skills to the level where the student understands the theory behind many aspects of traffic behaviour, and can reasonably identify, diagnose and treat typical traffic engineering problems.

This postgraduate course will introduce you to:

 Basic concepts and principles of transport network modelling
 Analysis of transport network (i.e. route choices)
 Transport network modelling packages SATURN (www.saturnsoftware2.co.uk)

No prior practical experience in transport modelling is assumed, although some previous exposure to the theoretical elements of traffic engineering or transport planning is useful. The engineering undergraduate course ENCN412 (Traffic Planning) or equivalent (e.g. ENTR401) is considered a useful pre-requisite.

Learning Outcomes

This course is expected to develop student skills to the level where the student:

- understands how to analyse aspects of transport networks/links/nodes
- Provide participants with a solid grounding in the optimisation and linear programming in analysing
transport network problems, with particular focus on the formulation of network user equilibrium and
system optimal problems.
- Students will learn some advanced skills in using a traffic assignment package SATURN and how
signal timings are used to reroute people in a network.
- Case studies will be examined to illustrate the application of SATURN in urban networks, methods for
analysing and using it.

Prerequisites

ENCN412: traffic engineering or equivalent

Timetable Note

This is a block taught course on:

13-14 August 2018
24-25 September 2018

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Dong Ngoduy

Lecturer

Dr Seunghyen Lee (University of Hong Kong)

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Singal control project 50%
Traffic assignment project 50%


While a minimum 50% overall grade for the year is the usual benchmark for passing, to guarantee a pass in the course you must also achieve at least 40% in coursework marks.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,059.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

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