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User equilibrium assignment (UE)

10.4 - User equilibrium assignment (UE)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define User Equilibrium in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about the concept of minimizing costs.

Question 2 Easy

What principle is User Equilibrium based upon?

💡 Hint: Recall the key figure in transportation theory.

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Question 1

What does User Equilibrium ensure?

No driver can reduce their travel costs by changing routes
All drivers take the same route
There are no congestions in the model

💡 Hint: Focus on the definition of the principle at hand.

Question 2

Wardrop's principle states that:

True
False

💡 Hint: Try to recall who proposed the principle.

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Challenge 1 Hard

In a simplified urban scenario, you have two parallel routes from A to B with respective flow functions. Apply UE principles to model the flows and calculate the optimal route allocations between the two paths.

💡 Hint: Remember to apply the flow conservation and the conditions of User Equilibrium.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a network where you know the travel time functions for several routes, use a nonlinear programming approach similar to Frank-Wolfe to confirm User Equilibrium for these paths. Report final route costs.

💡 Hint: Review the initial steps of the optimization process we discussed.

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