Traffic engineering
Summary
Introduce the major elements of transportation systems and traffic engineering: develop analytical and technical skills in applying the fundamentals of the transport field; understand the key concepts and physics of the transport phenomena;connect with real transportation problems and data analytics
Content
Traffic Modeling
Basic assessment tools, traffic flow modeling for urban and freeway systems, fundamental diagram, theory of shockwaves
Traffic Operations
Traffic signal control, signal coordination, ramp metering
Data analytics and Experiments
Analyzing real data from experiments to connect theory with applications
Intro to multimodal systems
Intro to bus operations, bus priority, HOV/HOT lanes
Keywords
Traffic engineering, Shockwave Theory, Traffic Control, Data collection, Bus operations
Learning Outcomes
- By the end of the course, the students must be able to:
- Analyze mobility and performance of transport systems
- Assess/Evaluate transport phenomena with real data
- Demonstrate knowledge in traffic engineering
- Develop a critical thinking how to resolve mobility problems
Transversal skills
- Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
- Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
- Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
- Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
- Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
Teaching methods
Ex-cathedra with assisted exercises, course group projects
Expected student activities
Attending lectures, doing exercises and lab projects, preparing for exams
Assessment methods
Midterm 30%
Final Exam 40%
Laboratories 30%
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | Yes |
| Forum | Yes |
Resources
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
No
Bibliography
Material is provided in moodle that consists of scientific papers and class notes.
Moodle Link
Prerequisite for
Various transportation courses at the MSc level
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Traffic engineering
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory