• CH. VASAVADATTA
• DR. J. VENKATESWARA RAO
• R. GOKULAN

Due to heavy rate of migration from rural areas to nearby cities there is a rapid population growth there by leading to overcrowding of routes especially at junctions of road. The congestion of roads are occurring due to the increase in motor vehicles usage day by day. Especially in India the heterogeneous traffic condition is seen where the motor vehicle move with less lane discipline. So, this traffic congestion can be reduced in a systematic way by means of current technology available. One such alternative of existing technology is use of microsimulation softwares such as VISSIM, AIMSUN, and SIDRA etc. The present paper reviews the previous research investigations on modeling, calibration and validation of the traffic condition in heterogeneous traffic flows using VISSIM. It also reviews the relative performance of VISSIM software in comparison to other microsimulation softwares as well as the previous case studies in Indian traffic scenario which focuses on minimizing traffic congestions and delay at signalized intersections.

VISSIM, Microsimulation, Calibration, Validation, Driver behaviour parameters, Traffic delay

"POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF VISSIM FOR MODELING HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC FLOW- A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.120-127, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904J14.pdf

"POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF VISSIM FOR MODELING HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC FLOW- A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp120-127, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904J14.pdf