TECHNIQUES OF RAMP CONTROL

GENERAL THEORY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION FORMS OF RAMP CONTROL ARE DISCUSSED AND INCLUDE RAMP CLOSURE, FIXED-TIME RAMP METERING, CAPACITY-DEMAND TRAFFIC-RESPONSIVE METERING, GAP ACCEPTANCE TRAFFIC RESPONSIVE METERING, SYSTEM ASPECTS OF RAMP METERING, AND MERGING CONTROL SYSTEMS. MAJOR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES, EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION, APPLICATION, AND EFFECTS OF EACH TYPE OF RAMP CONTROL. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept 72-47, 1 VOL
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Connecticut, Storrs

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 261 Glenbrook Road
  Storrs, CT  United States  06269-2037
• Authors:
  • Wainwright, W S
  • Jain, R
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control systems; Ramps
• Old TRIS Terms: Metering
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226250
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 1972 12:00AM