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Queuing Models in Transportation: Theory and Analysis, Slides of Transportation Engineering

Focused lecture notes on queuing theory applications in transportation systems Includes types of queuing models, assumptions, and performance measures With solved examples on arrival/service rates, waiting time, and system capacity Helpful for mastering intersections, toll booth flow, and signal analysis

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Transportation Engineering

CETRANSPO

MODULE 4

Queuing Model

Theory and

Analysis

Introduction

Queuing

Queueing is the study of traffic behavior
near a certain section where demand
exceeds available capacity

Cumulative Input-Output Diagram

(Newell Curve)

Traffic Queue

Importance of Queuing Theory

  • Retail
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • Finance and banking
  • Computing
  • Logistics
  • Project management

Understanding Queuing Theory

  • Arrival, which refers to the arrival of customers who
are first in line.
  • Capacity, which refers to the system’s limit with
regards to the number of customers in line.
  • Service, which refers to service points where
service occurs.
  • Departure or output, which refers to customers
leaving the system after receiving service.

Kendall’s Notation

  • A for the arrival process.
  • S for the mathematical distribution of the service time.
  • c for the number of servers.
  • K for the capacity of the queue (if not unlimited).
  • N for the number of possible customers (if not infinite).
  • D for the queuing discipline (first-in, first-out by default).

Queuing models

  1. Single Channel, Single Phase A single-channel, single-phase business has only one server. As soon as a customer is attended to, they receive full service.
  2. Single Channel, Multi Phase A single-channel, multi-phase business has one server and a multi-step servicing process.
  3. Multi Channel, Single Phase A multi-channel, single-phase business has several servers and a one- step servicing process.
  4. Multi Channel, Multi Phase A multi-channel, multi-phase business has several servers and a multi- step servicing process.

Real Life Causes of Queue Generation

For Roads:
§ Geometric Bottlenecks (lane drops, hard curves, hills)
§ Accidents and Incident
§ Traffic Signals and Intersection Controls
§ At-Grade Crossings with other Modes (Railroad crossings,
drawbridges, etc.)
§ Toll Booths
§ "Gawker" Effect
§ Inclement Weather

Real Life Causes of Queue Generation

o For Trains and Transit:
§ Platform Capacities
§ Fare Gates
§ Ticket Windows/Ticket Machines
§ Minimum Safe Separation for Trains
§ Security Checkpoints
§ Efficiency of Trains Entering and Leaving Station (number of
tracks, switches, etc.)

Real Life Causes of Queue Generation

o For Water and Maritime:
§ Locks and Dams
§ Port Capacities
§ Minimum "Safe" Distances (determined by government and
physics)
§ Inclement Weather

Real Life Causes of Queue Generation

o For Space Flight:
§ Launch Capacity
§ Minimum Spacings between Orbital Vehicles
§ Inclement Weather on Earth
§ Unfavorable Celestial Conditions