COMPUTER CONTROL OF THE WAYSIDE-TELEPHONE ARTERIAL STREET NETWORK

THE DIGITAL COMPUTER CONTROL OF A SMALL NETWORK OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS NEAR THE GULF FREEWAY IS DESCRIBED. THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM THEORY, SOFTWARE, AND HARDWARE ARE PRESENTED. THREE TYPES OF TRAFFIC CONTROL STRATEGIES WERE IMPLEMENTED AND EVALUATED. THESE WERE EXISTING PRETIMED, PROGRESSIVE PRETIMED, AND PROGRESSIVE TRAFFIC RESPONSIVE CONTROL. PROGRESSIVE TRAFFIC RESPONSIVE CONTROL PRODUCED THE MOST EFFECTIVE RESULTS. /TTI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • RES STUDY 2-18-72-165 RES RPT 165-3
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Messer, C J
  • Gibbs, J L
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Call boxes (Driver aid devices); Digital computers; Progressive traffic signal control; Streets; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic signal timing
• Old TRIS Terms: Call boxes; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226833
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM