| Author | Wang, Gwan-shyong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-86-43 |
| Subject(s) | Traffic flow
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master of Engineering Degree, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Headway distribution is a function of traffic flow. Traffic flow is
a phenomenon of the driver's behaviour which is strongly influenced by
distance judgement, especially in platoon vehicles. Distance judgement
is a psychological response affected by driving speed. A series of
response-stimulus field experiments at three speed levels were carried
out to ascertain the relationship between a driver ' s distance judgement
(response) and car-following distance (stimullls). I n addition, three
sets of traffic data were collected at three sites on the highway and
classified into speed classes from 40 kph to 90 kph by 10 kph
increments. The data within the isolated and non-isolated regime under
each speed class were fitted by lognormal function. The results were
compared to the driver's response -stimulus relation . The response is
proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus and the frequency of
responses on a normal distribution were drawn. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Murata, Takahiro
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| Examination Committee(s) | Miyamoto, Kazuaki ;Prapansak Buranaprapa
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| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |