Highway Capacity Software (HCS)
| Developer(s) | McTrans Center |
|---|---|
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Windows XP, 7, 10, and 11 |
| License | Perpetual |
| Website | https://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/hcs/ |
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The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) is a traffic simulation software tool developed by the McTrans Center at University of Florida. HCS performs capacity analyses based on the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). The concepts, guidelines, and computational procedures for assessing the capacity and quality of service (in terms of level of service.[1]) of various highway facilities provided in the HCM are implemented into HCS[2][3]. HCS can assess operational performance of freeways, highways, rural highways, arterial roads, roundabouts, signalized and unsignalized intersections, and the effects of mass transit, pedestrians, and bicycles on the performance of these systems[3]
Methodological Basis
The methods implemented in the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) have the following characteristics:
- Deterministic: Always produces the same results for a given set of inputs, with the exception of Travel Time Reliability[1]
- Macroscopic: Considers average conditions experienced by vehicles over a period of time (typically 15 minutes or 1 hour)[1]
Scope of Analysis
The latest release (HCS7) replicates the scope of analysis of the Highway Capacity Manual 6th Edition and can perform the following types of analyses:[1]
- Freeways
- Segments (Basic, Merge, Diverge and Weaving)
- Facilities
- Capacity and Speed Adjustments
- Managed Lanes and Truck Procedures
- Travel Time Reliability and ATDM
- Highways
- Multilane Highways
- Two-Lane Highways
- Streets
- Stop-Controlled Intersections: Two-Way Stop Control and All-Way Stop Control
- Roundabout Capacity and Corridors
- Signalized Intersections
- Alternative Intersections: RCUT (Superstreet), MUT (Michigan Left), DLT (Continuous Flow)
- Interchanges: Diamond, Single-Point Urban Interchange, Parclo, Diverging Diamond Interchange
- Lane Blockage and Sustained Spillback
- Travel Time Reliability and ATDM
External Links
· McTrans Center: https://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/hcs/
· Highway Capacity Manual: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Capacity_Manual
· TRB Highway Capacity Manual, 6th Edition: http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/175169.aspx
· Highway Capacity Software LinkedIn User Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9032179/
· Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee: https://www.hcqstrb.org/
· HCM Volume 4: Applications Guide: https://hcmvolume4.org/
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Highway Capacity Manual, Sixth Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis | Blurbs New | Blurbs | Main". www.trb.org. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ "Definition, Interpretation, and Calculation of Traffic Analysis Tools Measures of Effectiveness - 4.0 Calculation of MOEs by Traffic Analytical Tools". ops.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McTrans. "HCS Overview". McTrans Center. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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