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Transportation
Systems
PART I:
CONTEXT,
CONCEPTS AND
CHARACTERIZATION
Chapter 11:
Modeling Concepts
Hierarchies of Models
Macroscopic model
of system behavior
Detailed
models of
component
behavior
Figure 11.1
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Modeling Issues
Boundaries
A possible
system
boundary
Operations
Competition Technology
Demand
Figure 11.3
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“Gross” Representation
X1 X2
“Detailed” Representation
Figure 11.4
X1 X2
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f (t)
time Model
time
time
Input functions Output functions
Figure 11.5
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Why We Model
To understand
To explain
To predict
To improve
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Data
Ease of Use
Convincing Models
Growth Path
Produce Benefits
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New Developments in
Models and Frameworks
Solutionof Very Large
Transportation Problems
The IT Environment
Real-Time Solutions
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Let’s go on to FREIGHT.
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