Article
MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF ROAD TRANSPORT EMISSION
DOI: 10.7708/ijtte.2015.5(3).05
5 / 3 / 278-285 Pages
Author(s)
Adam Torok - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Transport Technology and Economics, Hungary -
Abstract
There are microscopic, mezoscopic and macroscopic models in road traffic analysis and forecasting. From microscopic models one can calculate the macroscopic data by aggregation. The following paper describes the disaggregation method of macroscopic state, which could lead to microscopic properties of traffic. In order to ensure the transform between macroscopic and microscopic states Monte-Carlo simulation was used. MS Excel macro environment was built to run Monte-Carlo simulation. With this method the macroscopic data can be disaggregated to macroscopic data and as a byproduct mezoscopic, regional data can be gained. These mezoscopic data can be used further on regional environmental or transport policy assessment.
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Keywords:
macroscopic data;
Monte-Carlo simulation;
microscopic data;
environmental pollution;
road transport;
Acknowledgements:
This paper was supported by the János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Author is thankful for Mr. Gabor SZENDRO (iTEAM Ltd) for his help. The research was supported by Energy Club Ltd.
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