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Ce740 Vissim Demo Session 1

This document provides an overview of using the traffic simulation software PTV Vissim. It discusses the key inputs needed like network geometry, traffic volumes, and signal timing. It then explains the Vissim user interface and how to set the simulation parameters and collect output data on traffic performance measures. The overall goal is to demonstrate how to set up and run a traffic simulation in Vissim.

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Ce740 Vissim Demo Session 1

This document provides an overview of using the traffic simulation software PTV Vissim. It discusses the key inputs needed like network geometry, traffic volumes, and signal timing. It then explains the Vissim user interface and how to set the simulation parameters and collect output data on traffic performance measures. The overall goal is to demonstrate how to set up and run a traffic simulation in Vissim.

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CE 740 – Traffic Engineering

VISSIM Demo Session

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Introduction
 PTV Vissim is a microscopic multi-modal traffic flow
simulation software package developed by PTV Planung
Transport Verkehr AG in Karlsruhe, Germany.
 The name is derived from "Verkehr In Städten -
SIMulationsmodell" (German for "Traffic in cities -
simulation model").
 PTV Vissim was first developed in 1992

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Input data Required to model in
Vissim
 Geometric details
 Inflow in a link
 Free flow speed
 Turning movement in intersection
 Speed limits
 Signal timing
 Pedestrian flow
 Parking data
 Simulation timing

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VISSIM window
(1) Title bar
(2) Menu bar
(3)Toolbars
(4) Network Editors
(5) Network objects
toolbar, level
toolbar and
background image
toolbar are shown
together by default
in a window on
tabs.
(6) Levels toolbar
(7) Back-ground
tool-bar
8) Project explorer

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VISSIM window
(9) Lists
(10) Quick View
(11) Smart Map
12) Status

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Initial settings

Base data----> Network settings Edit--------> User preference

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Background on which network is
drawn
 Using map
 Using Background image
 Set scale

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Creating links and connectors
•Roads in VISSIM are drawn using the link command
•Connectors are used to connect two link like in
intersection to connect North south link to East west
link
 Create link (See status bar for length)
 Lane width/No of lanes
 Generate opposite direction
 Invert
 Split link
 Spline
 Z offset
8  Connectors
Creating links and connectors

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Creating links and connectors

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Creating links and connectors

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Vehicle input
 Volume
 The volume is mentioned in
terms of no. of vehicles per hour
 Vehicle composition
 New vehicle composition
 Desired speed m/s
 Relative flow
 Percentage of car,2w, bus, heavy
vehicle etc
 Time intervals
 Volume in veh/hr for each time
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interval
Vehicle input

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Vehicle input

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VISSIM Simulation settings

Amount of time the


simulation will run
For every simulation second
how many times the position
will be calculated
For
different
random
seeds the
generation
of vehicles
will vary

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Routes
 Each wing
 Relative flow

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Data output (MoE)
 Traffic performance measures of effectiveness is to quantify
the achievement of a project's traffic operations objectives.
 For evaluating the traffic operations performance of highway
facilities
 Travel Time
 Speed
 Delay
 Queue
 Flow
 Density
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Data output
 Data collection point

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Thank you

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