Application of Macroscopic Fundamental Diagrams to Dynamic Traffic Management

Chapter 2 summarizes other researches on the MFD. Based on the literature review, a rough rule for deriving the MFD is generated and the possible factors affecting the shape of the MFD are indicated. Chapter 3 describes the application of the RBV model. A case study is made of the whole Amsterdam metropolitan area and the feasibility of the RBV model for deriving the MFDs is discussed. In Chapter 4, VISSIM model is used to obtain the MFDs for Amsterdam A10 west network, followed by the feasibility analysis on using VISSIM to obtain the MFDs. In Chapter 5, two DTM measures, ramp metering and extra lanes, are applied and MFDs are derived in different conditions. The effects of DTM measures on the MFD in the study area are presented. Based on the MFDs obtained in Chapter 5, Chapter 6 discusses the potential of the MFD for evaluating the DTM measures. A multi-criteria analysis is made to compare the MFD with the conventional method. Chapter 7 summarizes the conclusions and recommendations for further research and improvement are pointed out.