Introduction to Microscopic Traffic Simulation: Fundamentals and Interactive Lessons

In-depth resource to understand the fundamentals of traffic simulation and computational methods Introduction to Microscopic Traffic Simulation offers a comprehensive exploration into an essential tool in modern transportation engineering.This book bridges the gap between foundational theory and practical application, covering a wide range of topics from computational methods and roadway network structures to vehicle and driver characteristics and sophisticated vehicle movement algorithms. What sets this book apart are the many interactive, hands-on learning experiences included throughout.Many of the concepts described are illustrated through example problems using R programming code.This code can be copied into one of several free online or downloadable R code execution environments.The code is structured in a manner to allow easy modification of input values, facilitating direct experimentation with the concepts by the student.The book also features integration with the companion mi