Intelligent Traffic Light Controlling Algorithms Using Vehicular Networks

In this paper, the authors propose an intelligent traffic light controlling (ITLC) algorithm. ITLC is intended to schedule the phases of each isolated traffic light efficiently. This algorithm considers the real-time traffic characteristics of the competing traffic flows at the signalized road intersection. Moreover, the authors have adopted the ITLC algorithm to design a traffic scheduling algorithm for an arterial street scenario; the authors have thus proposed an arterial traffic light (ATL) controlling algorithm. In the ATL controlling algorithm, the intelligent traffic lights installed at each road intersection coordinate with each other to generate an efficient traffic schedule for the entire road network. The authors report on the performance of ITLC and ATL algorithms for several scenarios using NS-2. From the experimental results, the authors infer that the ITLC algorithm reduces, at each isolated traffic light, the queuing delay and increases the traffic fluency by 30% compared with the online algorithm (OAF) traffic light scheduling algorithm. The latter algorithm achieved the best performance when compared with the OAF traffic light scheduling algorithm. On the other hand, the ATL controlling algorithm increases the traffic fluency of traveling vehicles at arterial street coordinations by 70% more than the random and separate traffic light scheduling system. Furthermore, compared with the previously introduced traffic scheduling ART-SYS, the ATL controlling algorithm decreases the average delay at each traffic light by 10%.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2015.2472367
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00189545
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2016, IEEE.
• Authors:
  • Younes, Maram Bani
  • Boukerche, Azzedine
• Publication Date: 2016-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 5887-5899
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9545
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Arterial highways; Scheduling; Traffic delays; Traffic queuing; Traffic signal control systems; Vehicular ad hoc networks
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01612208
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 2016 10:40AM