EFFECT OF SIGNAL SPACING ON PLATOON DISPERSION
THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE PLATOON MOVEMENTS ON URBAN ARTERIALS AND TO RELATE VARIATION IN PLATOON BEHAVIOR TO VARIATION IN SIGNAL CONTROL AND TO CHANGES IN TRAFFIC VOLUMES. THIS OBJECTIVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE FORM OF DETERMINING PLATOON CHARACTERISTICS FOR TRAFFIC TRAVELING ON SIGNALIZED URBAN ARTERIALS AND DEVELOPING A MATHEMATICAL MODEL TO SIMULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF A GROUP OF VEHICLES AS IT PASSES THROUGH A SERIES OF SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. THE DEVELOPED MODEL CAN BE USED TO ESTABLISH SIGNAL SETTINGS ALLOWING FOR THE DISPERSION OF TRAFFIC AND TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN A SIGNAL SYSTEM ON EXPECTED QUEUE LENGTHS AND MEAN DELAYS PER VEHICLE. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Rept No EES 311 1 APP
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Corporate Authors:
Ohio State University, Columbus
190 North Oval Drive
Columbus, OH United States 43210Ohio Department of Highways
Columbus, OH United States 43210Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Treiterer, J
- Nemeth, Z
- Vecellio, R
- Publication Date: 1973-7
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 195 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Mathematical models; Queuing; Signalization; Signalized intersections; Streets; Traffic delays; Traffic platooning; Traffic volume
- Old TRIS Terms: Dispersion
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226808
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Apr 11 1974 12:00AM