Continuum modelling of spatial and dynamic equilibrium in a travel corridor with heterogeneous commuters—A partial differential complementarity system approach

David Z.W. Wang and Bo Du

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2016, vol. 85, issue C, 1-18

Abstract: This paper studies on modelling and solving spatial and dynamic equilibrium travel pattern in a travel corridor. Consider a travel corridor connecting continuously distributed commuters to the city centre. The traffic is subject to flow congestion and the commuter heterogeneity is captured. The traffic flow dynamics is described by flow continuity equation and the equilibrium travel pattern is assumed to follow trip-timing condition. The continuous spatial and dynamic equilibrium travel pattern is formulated into a partial differential complementarity system, which is then solved through Godunov scheme. The proof of solution existence is provided, and a set of numerical experiments are demonstrated.

Keywords: Dynamic user equilibrium; Corridor problem; Partial differential complementarity system; Heterogeneous commuters (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2015.12.014

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