Evaluation of InSync Adaptive Traffic Signal Control in Microsimulation Environment

This study compares InSync adaptive traffic control logic to three conventional Time-Of-Day (TOD) signal timing plans in a virtual reality of a microsimulation model. This study investigates a comprehensive set of performance measures, including environmental metrics, by evaluating performance of InSync on a segment of SR 421—a 12-intersection corridor in Volusia County, FL. The VISSIM model of SR 421 was carefully calibrated and validated to resemble field conditions. Each of the scenarios is simulated multiple times and the results are tested for statistical significance. The findings show InSync outperforms TOD signal timings’ traffic efficiency in this network. Savings vary between 2-20% depending on the performance measure and time of day. Side-street delay is an exception where InSync does not always outperform TOD signal timings. InSync also outperforms TOD signal timings in environmental factors, but sometimes pays the price of enabling more efficient traffic operations than the TOD plans.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission of ITS Japan. Paper No. 1041.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS Japan

  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Stevanovic, Aleksandar
  • Zlatkovic, Milan
• Conference:
  • 20th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Tokyo , Japan
  • Date: 2013-10-14 to 2013-10-18
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: 20th ITS World Congress, Tokyo 2013. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Intelligent transportation systems; Microsimulation; Performance measurement; Traffic signal control systems
• Geographic Terms: Volusia County (Florida)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01536392
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9784990493981
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 2014 10:18AM