cartools (version 0.1.0)

acceldown: The acceldown function estimates the relative locations of a vehicle downstream of a bottleneck.

Description

The acceldown function estimates the relative locations of a vehicle downstream of a bottleneck.

Usage

acceldown(tstart, tend, umn, usd, xstart,  step)

Arguments

tstart

start time in seconds, a number

tend

end time, a number

umn

start speed (fps) for vehicle in lane 1, a number

usd

speed volatility for umn, a number

xstart

start location of the vehicle (feet), a number

step

size in seconds, a number

Value

acceldown uses a stochastic model to show the location of the vehicle after it merges at a bottleneck.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
acceldown(8.75, 33.25, 47.59, 16.133, -70.36, 0.25)
# }