Evaluating the Effectiveness of Traffic Network Management Systems for Congested Corridors: A Simulation Testbed and Analysis

Two main approaches are generally considered for developing decision support capabilities for real-time traffic network management systems: expert-based and optimization-based. Following the expert-based approach, traffic network management schemes are generated a priori based on off-line analysis of historical data that represents dominant observed congestion patterns. The optimization-based approach incorporates optimization techniques that are capable of constructing the most efficient traffic network management scheme on-line based on the prevailing network condition. The paper presents a simulation testbed for evaluating traffic network management systems considering these two approaches under different operational conditions. The testbed is calibrated using real-world traffic observations for the US75 Corridor in Dallas, Texas. The results show that the optimization-based approach is capable of providing more effective traffic management schemes compared to those generated by the expert-based approach.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABJ70 Standing Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications.
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• Authors:
  • Hashemi, Hossein
  • Abdelghany, Khaled
  • Yelchuru, Balaji
  • Zohdy, Ismail
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
• Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17p
• Monograph Title: TRB 95th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision support systems; Evaluation; Genetic algorithms; Integrated corridor management; Optimization; Traffic congestion; Traffic simulation; Transportation corridors
• Geographic Terms: Dallas (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01594078
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 16-5115
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 21 2016 4:40PM