LinSig Version 3 user Guide - JCT Consultancy

1 May 2010 LinSig Version 3 User Guide & Reference User Guide by Paul Moore Software Development by Peter Cheng Jim Ching James Townsend JCT Consultancy Ltd 2009-2010 JCT Consultancy Ltd. LinSig House Deepdale Enterprise Park, Nettleham, Lincoln LN2 2LL Tel: +44 (0)1522 751010 Fax: +44 (0)1522 751188 Email: , Website: May 2010 This User Guide is Copyright of JCT Consultancy Ltd (2009-2010). All copying of this document is prohibited except in the following circumstances: Licensed Users of LinSig Version 3 and unlicensed users trialling the software may copy a single copy of the document to their computer when installing the software. Licensed users of LinSig Version 3 may copy this document within their own company an unlimited number of times provided it is copied in full and no fee or other charge is made for any copies.

2 Employees of licensed users of LinSig Version 3 may make a single copy of this document for use at home provided it is only used for personal study or in connection with their employers business. Licensed users of LinSig Version 3 may use small extracts from the document for use in technical reports provided the source of the extract is fully acknowledged. This does not include course notes used for commercial training. All Requests for copying other than the above should be made to JCT Consultancy Ltd .in writing. Windows, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. WinZip is a registered trademark of WinZip International LLC. SCOOT is a registered trademark of Siemens Plc, TRL Limited and Peek Traffic Ltd. SCATS is a trade mark of the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, Australia.

3 May 2010 Contents 1. introduction .. 1 What is LinSig ?.. 1 What s New in Version 3 of LinSig .. 2 Software Support .. 2 Accessing Software Support .. 2 Training .. 3 2. LinSig Basics .. 4 Definitions .. 4 Working with LinSig Files .. 7 Creating a new LinSig File .. 7 Opening an existing LinSig V3 File .. 7 Saving LinSig Files .. 7 Loading & Converting LinSig files from Earlier Versions .. 7 Importing & Merging LinSig Files .. 11 The LinSig User Interface .. 11 Useful User Interface Concepts .. 11 New User Interface Concepts in LinSig V3 to Watch Out For .. 12 Key LinSig User Interface Components .. 12 International 17 The LinSig Modelling Process .. 17 3. View Reference .. 22 General View Features .. 23 Always on Top .. 23 Zoom and Pan .. 23 Defaults, Colours and Visual Settings .. 24 Using International 25 Using Drive-on-the-Right for Graphical Views.

4 25 Using SCATS -Based Terminology .. 25 Network Layout View .. 28 Definitions .. 28 Network Building Overview .. 30 LinSig Network Structure .. 31 Specifying Network Information .. 34 Working with 35 Working with Arms .. 39 Working with Lanes .. 41 Joining Lanes with Lane Connectors .. 60 Defining Network Entry and Exit Points using Zones .. 63 Working with Pedestrian Links .. 66 Joining Pedestrian Links with Link Connectors .. 69 Defining Pedestrian Start and End Points using Pedestrian 71 Displaying Signal Staging on the Network Layout View .. 74 Annotating the Network Layout View .. 76 Displaying and Using Timing Dials .. 79 Displaying Lane Bandwidths on the Network Layout View .. 81 Rotating and Scaling Network Items .. 83 Traffic Flows View .. 84 Defining Traffic Flows in LinSig .. 84 Defining Pedestrian Flows in LinSig .. 85 Managing Flow Groups using the Traffic Flow Group List.

5 86 Working with the Origin-Destination Matrices .. 89 The Route List 92 May 2010 Working with Routes in LinSig .. 92 Assigning the Desired Traffic Flow Matrices to Routes using the Route List .. 97 Controller List View .. 98 Working with Controllers .. 98 Managing Stage Streams in the Controller List View .. 100 Phase View .. 102 Selecting which Controller to View .. 102 Single Stage Stream Use .. 103 Using Multiple Stage Streams with the Phase View .. 106 Intergreen View .. 110 Selecting which Controller to View .. 110 Managing Intergreens .. 110 Stage View .. 112 Selecting which Controller to View .. 112 Single Stage Stream Use .. 112 Using Multiple Stage Streams with the Stage View .. 114 Stage Sequence View .. 118 Selecting which Controller to View .. 118 Single Stage Stream Use .. 118 Using Multiple Stage Streams with the Stage Sequence View.

6 122 Network Control Plan View .. 125 Managing Network Control Plans .. 125 Editing Network Control Plans .. 126 Scenario 127 Working with Scenarios .. 127 Traffic Assignment using Scenarios .. 130 Signal Optimisation using Scenarios .. 134 Matrix Estimation View .. 138 Obtaining an Origin-Destination Matrix .. 138 Golden Rules of Matrix Estimation .. 139 Working with the Matrix Estimation View .. 140 Working with Traffic 141 Estimating an Origin-Destination 143 Validating an Estimated Matrix or Assignment .. 144 Signal Timings View .. 147 Selecting which Controller to View .. 147 The Stage Stream 148 The Signal Timings Panel .. 149 Interstage & Phase Delays View .. 151 Selecting which Controller to View .. 151 Working with the Interstage & Phase Delays View .. 152 Multiple Interstages View .. 161 Phase Data View .. 163 Stage Minimums View .. 164 SCOOT Data Preparation View.

7 165 Network Results View .. 167 Cycle Time Optimisation View .. 173 Cyclic Flow Profiles View .. 175 Creating Graphs and Controlling their Layout .. 175 Graph Types .. 176 Flow Profile Graphs .. 177 Uniform Queue Graphs .. 181 Storage Graphs .. 183 Error View .. 184 Importing & Merging LinSig Networks .. 186 May 2010 Points to Consider before Merging Networks .. 186 Importing a LinSig Network into an existing Model .. 187 Merging Zones for Imported Networks .. 189 Animating LinSig Views .. 193 Controlling the Animation .. 193 Viewing Animation in the Network Layout View .. 194 Viewing Animation in the Phase View .. 194 Viewing Animation in the Stage Sequence View .. 194 Viewing Animation in the Signal Timings View .. 194 4. Modelling Background .. 195 The LinSig Traffic Model .. 195 Give-Way Lanes in 203 The LinSig Give Way Model .. 203 The LinSig Right Turn Model.

8 204 5. Controller Background .. 208 Phase 208 Phase Intergreens .. 209 6. Reporting and Printing .. 211 Printing Graphical Layout Views .. 211 Printing Multiple Interstage and Flow Profile Diagrams .. 213 The LinSig Report Builder .. 213 Report Definitions and Templates .. 214 Quickly Printing a Default Report .. 214 Using the Report Builder .. 215 Viewing and Printing a Report .. 221 Exporting Graphics .. 222 Exporting a View to CAD .. 222 Exporting Views to DTP and Word Processors .. 222 7. Examples .. 223 Arm Structure Examples .. 223 Example 1 Flared Entry .. 223 Example 2 Left Turn Bay .. 224 Example 3 Left Turn Give Way .. 225 Example 4 Left Turn Give Way from a Short Lane .. 227 Example 5 Right Turn Opposed Movement at Signals .. 229 Example 6 - Mixed Right Turn Opposed Movements and Ahead Traffic in a single lane.. 232 Example 7 - Mixed Right Turn Opposed Movements and Ahead Traffic in Multiple Lanes.

9 235 Example 8 - Mixed Right Turn Opposed Movements and Ahead Traffic in Multiple Flared Lanes .. 236 A. Appendix A - Installation and Setup .. 237 Hardware Requirements .. 237 Suggested Hardware specification for optimum 237 Software Requirements .. 237 Installing LinSig .. 238 Activating the LinSig Software Licence.. 238 Definitions .. 238 Product Activation for Individual PCs .. 239 Product Activation for Unlimited Networked PC Licences .. 243 Obtaining and Installing Updates to LinSig .. 245 1 May 2010 1. introduction Welcome to the LinSig Version 3 User Guide . This User Guide aims to provide you with detailed information on learning and using the software. The User Guide is structured as follows: 1. introduction . Provides an overview of the software, improvements in the latest Version and information on training and software support. 2.

10 LinSig Basics. Provides preliminary information on a range of LinSig issues including important definitions, a suggested sequence of working and a summary of the user interface. It is suggested that as a minimum new users read this section before using LinSig . For those users upgrading from earlier versions of LinSig , this section is recommended as a concise introduction to the features that are new to LinSig Version 3. 3. LinSig Views Reference. Provides detailed information on each LinSig View and how to use it. This section should be used both to gain detailed knowledge of LinSig and for quick reference to specific facts and details. 4. Modelling Background. Provides further detail and background on the modelling techniques used in LinSig . 5. Controller Background. Provides further detail and background on some characteristics of traffic signal controllers relevant to LinSig .