Travel Time Reliability-Based Signal Timing Optimization for Urban Road Traffic Network Control
Joint Authors
Huang, Darong
Ma, Zhengfeng
Li, Changguang
Guo, Jianhua
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Due to increasing traffic demand, many metropolitan areas are experiencing extensive traffic congestion, which demands for efficient traffic signal timing and optimization.
However, conventional efficiency measure-based signal optimization cannot handle the ubiquitous uncertainty in the road networks, demanding for the incorporation of reliability measures into signal optimization, which is still in its early stage.
Therefore, targeting this issue, based on the recent studies on recognizing travel time reliability (TRR) as an important reliability measure of road networks, a travel time reliability-based urban road traffic network signal timing optimization model is proposed in this paper, with the objective function to optimize a TTR measure, i.e., buffer time index.
The proposed optimization model is solved using the heuristic particle swarm optimization approach.
A case study is conducted using microscopic traffic simulation for a road network in the City of Nanjing, China.
Results demonstrate that the proposed optimization model can improve travel time reliability of the road traffic network and the efficiency of the road traffic network as well.
Future studies are recommended to expand the integration of travel time reliability into traffic signal timing optimization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ma, Zhengfeng& Huang, Darong& Li, Changguang& Guo, Jianhua. 2020. Travel Time Reliability-Based Signal Timing Optimization for Urban Road Traffic Network Control. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ma, Zhengfeng…[et al.]. Travel Time Reliability-Based Signal Timing Optimization for Urban Road Traffic Network Control. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ma, Zhengfeng& Huang, Darong& Li, Changguang& Guo, Jianhua. Travel Time Reliability-Based Signal Timing Optimization for Urban Road Traffic Network Control. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1201876
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1201876