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Cons
Cons
* Not much science behind this
* Not much science behind this
* We can't change the model and see how it affects real life


Comments
Comments
* Could be a good one to teach the verification and validation process
* Could be a good one to teach the verification and validation process
* Charlie did a class like this years ago where they did stand there and count cars and then wrote a simulation


== To Do ==
== To Do ==

Revision as of 15:41, 30 January 2009

Traffic flow modeling - This could be systems dynamics or agent-based (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow) and part of the Measuring the World unit. The simulation would involve modeling a section of traffic to see results of uses of traffic control devices. The validation/verification part of this could be to observe an actual section of traffic here in Richmond.

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Pros

  • A lot of people have already researched this, and it's easy to validate by standing out and watching traffic in an intersection
  • Some statistics and probability

Cons

  • Not much science behind this
  • We can't change the model and see how it affects real life

Comments

  • Could be a good one to teach the verification and validation process
  • Charlie did a class like this years ago where they did stand there and count cars and then wrote a simulation

To Do