STUDIES OF THE SIGNALISATION OF URBAN ROAD NETWORKS WITH PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION OF EXISTING AREAS OF CONGESTION
UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZUR SIGNALISIERUNG STAEDTISCHER STRASSENNETZE UNTER BESONDERER BERUECKSICHTIGUNG VORHANDENER STAURAEUME
DURING PEAK HOURS, INDIVIDUAL SIGNALISED JUNCTIONS ARE OFTEN OVERLOADED. IF SPACE IS INSUFFICIENT THE CONGESTION CAN SPREAD QUICKLY TO OTHER PARTS OF THE NETWORK. THE OBJECT OF THE RESEARCH IS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS CONGESTION AND ITS EFFECTS CAN BE REDUCED BY CONTROLS AFFECTING GREEN TIME IN RELATION TO THE OCCUPANCY OF THE CONGESTED AREA. A REQUIREMENT IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF ACTUAL QUEUE LENGTHS. TO DETERMINE THESE A SIMPLE RECOGNITION AND TRANSFER SYSTEM IS TO BE DEVELOPED. IN THE WORKING OUT OF CONTROL CRITERIA RELATIONS BETWEEN CONTROL MEASURES IN A PART OF THE NETWORK HAVE TO BE EXAMINED AND TAKEN ACCOUNT OF IN THE CONTROL CONCEPT.
Language
- German
Project
- Status: Active
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Contract Numbers:
ITRD 3.101G78D
ITRD 3.101G78D
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Sponsor Organizations:
BUNDESMINISTER FUER VERKEHR (FEDERAL MINISTER OF TRANSPORT)
POSTFACH 20 01 00
BONN 2, DEUTSCHLAND BR D-5300 -
Project Managers:
HEINZ, G
Steierwald, G
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Performing Organizations:
UNIVERSITAET (TH) STUTTGART, INSTITUT FUER STRASSEN- UND VERKEHRSWESEN (TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART, INSTITUTE FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING)
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STUTTGART 1, DEUTSCHLAND BR D-7000 - Start Date: 19781000
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: ITRD D701992
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Green interval (Traffic signal cycle); Impact studies; Intersection elements; Intersections; Networks; Peak periods; Research projects; Roads; Sensors; Simulation; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic density; Traffic signals; Transducers
- Uncontrolled Terms: Intersection leg; Modifications; Road networks
- ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 599: Green light; 9112: Impact study; 442: Intersection leg; 455: Junction; 9048: Modification; 612: Peak hour; 8557: Research project; 1053: Road network; 6120: Sensor; 9103: Simulation; 673: Traffic concentration; 654: Traffic control; 565: Traffic signal; 6140: Transducer
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01295628
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV)
- Contract Numbers: ITRD 3.101G78D, ITRD 3.101G78D
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 5:06AM