CORSIM

Microscopic Traffic Simulation Model

CORSIM includes both NETSIM (for surface street simulation) and FRESIM (for freeway simulation).  Version 6.0 of CORSIM offers the following new features:

  • Simulation Logic: Version 6.0 now offers improved simulation logic for surface street lane changing, complex intersection modeling, freeway acceleration lanes, deceleration lanes, ramp meters, car-following, and origin-destination modeling.  An enhanced random number generator will produce better distributions, for improved stochastic modeling.
  • Actuated Control: Actuated controller parameters may now vary from time period to time period to simulate different time-of-day plans.  The number of actuated controllers is now dynamic and limited only by the number of nodes in the network.
  • Modeling Options: 1) CORSIM can now simulate up to eleven through lanes in one direction on a mainline freeway link, i.e., 5 through lanes plus 6 full auxiliary lanes.  2) The minimum desired free-flow speed on surface streets has been reduced to one mile per hour, to approximate vehicles dwelling in locations such as airport passenger pickup zones.  3) Truck lane logic was modified to provide exclusive truck lanes in which non-truck vehicles are prohibited.  4) Sign control can now be active in one time period and removed in the next time period, or vice versa.
Click here to view the features that were introduced within CORSIM 5.1.


CORSIM Simulation