SIDRA SOFTWARE

INTRODUCTION

SIDRA (Signalized Intersection Design and Research Aid) is a software that was
developed by the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) as an aid for capacity, timing
and the performance analysis of signalized intersection such as to determine the intersection
and network capacity, level of service, signalized intersect

This software can be as the traffic evaluation tool that employed lane-by-lane and
vehicle route models in conjunction with interactive approximation approach to provide
estimates of capacity and the performance statistics such as delay, queue length, stop rate
and etc. the modelling of various type of vehicle such as light vehicle, heavy vehicle, bicycles
and etc. These movements can be allocated to different lanes, lane segment and signal
phases.

OBJECTIVES

The purposes of SIDRA software are:

a) To analyzed uninterrupted traffic flow conditions and merge the analysis.

b) To evaluate and design individual intersections and network intersections
PROCEDURE

Input

a) Click “Sign Control”, then pick “Give-way /Yield (Two – Way) E/W Major Road”.
b) Click “Layout” and select “Intersection” at the left bar.
c) Click north road, then make it 3 leg junctions by setting “Leg Geometry” to “No Leg”.
Then, click “Apply”.\
d) Set South/West/East to “Two Way” and fill in the data.
e) On the left bar, pick “Lane Geometry” and “Lane Configuration” then based on the
survey, put all the information and click “Delete” to delete lane or “+App Lane” to add
lane.
f) Start with South. After finish editing the data, click “Apply”.
g) To set the lane direction, click “Lane Displacement”, then click “Apply”. Repeat steps
4-5 for West and East then click “OK” to close the “Lane Geometry”.
h) To change the peak flow period to 15 minutes, click “Volume”. Set the vehicle
volume for each direction.
i) Click Priorities and choose Priority Road Priority. The priority dialog sets out the
opposing movement for the desired movement. To describe them as apposing/non-
opposing movements, press desirable movements.
j) For all the movement classes, select Vehicle Movement Data and key the speeds.

Output

a) Level of service.
b) Intersection summary.
c) Movement summary.
d) Lane summary.
e) Level of service for each direction.
f) The capacity of lanes for each direction.
g) Capacity of queue for each direction.
h) Velocity of travel in each direction.
FUNCTIONS
I. Analysing any network with up to 20 Sites including roundabout corridors, a
mixture of signalized intersections, roundabouts, and sign control
II. Analysing numerous intersection types such as signalized intersections, signalized
and unsignalized pedestrian crossings, single point interchanges (signalized) and
roundabouts (unsignalized).
III. Analysing paired (closely spaced) intersections such as staggered T intersections,
freeway signalized diamond interchanges, freeway roundabout
interchanges, fully signalized roundabouts.
IV. Obtaining estimates of capacity and performance characteristics such as delay,
queue length, stop rate as well as an operating cost, fuel consumption and
pollutant emissions for all intersection types.
V. Analysing bus lanes and phases, bicycle lanes and phases, the effect of heavy
vehicles on intersection capacity and performance by using diverse movement
classes
VI. Analysing many design alternatives to optimise the intersection and network
geometry, signal phasing and timings specifying different strategies for optimisation.
VII. Handling intersections with up to 8 legs, each with one-way or two-way traffic,
one-lane or multi-lane approaches, short lanes, slip/ bypass lanes, continuous lanes,
turn bans, U-turns, and contraflow lanes as relevant.
VIII. Analysing complicated cases of shared lanes and opposed turns (permissive and
protected phases, slip lanes, turns on red, for instance).
IX. Analysing over saturated conditions making use of the time-dependent delay,
queue length and stop rate models using SIDRA.
APPLICABALITY

a. Due to the graphical nature of SIDRA input and output, it is easy to prepare data
and inspect output and use comprehensive templates supplied with the program.
b. Obtain output for individual lanes, individual movements, movement groupings
(such as vehicles and pedestrians) and for the intersection and network, including
efficiency, timing and performance results recorded, and it also can obtain output
for specified routes.
c. For graphical representation of the location, network, and route performance,
obtain approach, movement and lane displays.
d. There are several options to monitor and manage output reports and displays.
e. Develop input comparison and output comparison and generate project reports
that analyzed location, networks, and routes results.
f. Calculate key performance parameters to reflect local traffic conditions, such as
saturation of flow rate, critical gap and follow-up headway, queue space and so
on for the SIDRA traffic models.
g. Adjust the operating cost, fuel consumption and emission model parameters for
local conditions, allowing factors such as time value and fuel resource cost to be
calculated.
a. Set user configurations for default systems that represent the conditions of local
traffic.