THE COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT METHODOLOGIES FOR THE DESIGN OF AN URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, MAINLY ORIENTED TO TRAFFIC CONTROL OF SIGNALIZED AND UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. TEACHING APPROACH IS BASED BOTH ON THERY AND ON COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE FOR SHORT TERM NETWORK DESIGN.
teacher profile teaching materials
THE COURSE INVOLVES THE USE OF SOFTWARES FOR THE SIMULATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT TO BE CARRIED OUT.
Programme
REGULATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: FRAMEWORK AND OPERATIONAL TOOLS IN THE URBAN CONTEXT (URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANS). URBAN PERFORMANCE MEASURES. UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS: CAPACITY, CONFLICT VOLUMES AND DELAY FORMULA; LEVEL OF SERVICE. SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS: SIGNAL PARAMETERS, SATURATION FLOW, CAPACITY AND DELAY; LEVEL OF SERVICE; ACTUATED SIGNALES; COORDINATION. ROUNDABOUTS: OPERATING PRINCIPLES. CAPACITY, CONFLICT VOLUMES AND DELAY FORMULA; LEVEL OF SERVICE. PARKING AND PARKING AREAS FOR PRIVATE TRANSPORT. METHODOLOGIES FOR THE DESIGN OF PRIVATE TRANSPORT NETWORKS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT: METHODS BASED ON OPTIMIZATION; METHODS BASED ON SIMULATION; DEFINITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DECISION SUPPORT PROCEDURE. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.THE COURSE INVOLVES THE USE OF SOFTWARES FOR THE SIMULATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT TO BE CARRIED OUT.
Core Documentation
LECTURE NOTES. HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL (2010). MONTELLA B., PIANIFICAZIONE E CONTROLLO DEL TRAFFICO URBANO: MODELLI E METODI, ED. CUEN .