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Using Genetic Algorithms to Model Road Networks
December 2008 (vol. 41 no. 12)
pp. 60-67
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Maria Pinninghoff, Ricardo Contreras, John Atkinson, "Using Genetic Algorithms to Model Road Networks," Computer, vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 60-67, December, 2008.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MC.2008.543,
author = {Maria Pinninghoff and Ricardo Contreras and John Atkinson},
title = {Using Genetic Algorithms to Model Road Networks},
journal ={Computer},
volume = {41},
number = {12},
issn = {0018-9162},
year = {2008},
pages = {60-67},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2008.543},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Maria Pinninghoff, University of Concepcion
Ricardo Contreras, University of Concepcion
John Atkinson, University of Concepcion
A model based on genetic algorithms views the allocation of people and private vehicles as an optimization problem, anticipating traffic congestion effects and adjusting the infrastructure accordingly.

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Index Terms:
computing methodologies, artificial intelligence, numerical analysis, genetic algorithms, transport network design
Citation:
Maria Pinninghoff, Ricardo Contreras, John Atkinson, "Using Genetic Algorithms to Model Road Networks," Computer, vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 60-67, Dec. 2008, doi:10.1109/MC.2008.543
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