THE TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR OF THE QUEUE AT A FIXED CYCLE TRAFFIC LIGHT

THE WELL-KNOWN MODEL FOR A FIXED CYCLE TRAFFIC LIGHT IS STUDIED IN DETAIL. EXPRESSIONS ARE DERIVED FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WAITING TIME AND THE QUEUE LENGTH. SOME NEW QUANTITIES ARE INTRODUCED DESCRIBING THE NON-STATIONARY BEHAVIOR OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. MATHEMATICAL TOOLS FROM QUEUEING THEORY ARE USED TO SOLVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS. VARIOUS NUMERICAL RESULTS ARE INCLUDED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 5, No 1, PP 1-14, 8 FIG, 7 REF, 2 APP
• Authors:
  • De Smit, J H
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Formulas; Pretimed traffic signal controllers; Queuing; Queuing theory; Traffic signal cycle; Transient analyzers; Waiting time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transient response
• Old TRIS Terms: Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227325
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM