Regional Average Speed Limit Control in Urban Networks
Large-scale urban road traffic control specifies a challenging problem. Macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) of urban traffic enables the derivation of aggregated dynamical models of city-scale traffic, which can be used for model-based control design. As an alternative to the perimeter control actuation method commonly used in MFD-based control, in this paper the authors propose actuation over regional space-mean speeds. This actuation method considers that the regional speed can be restricted via instrumentation similar to variable speed limits in freeways, or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The authors develop model predictive control schemes considering actuation over regional speeds and perimeter control, and compare their performances via simulation with a congested scenario. The results suggest that the proposed scheme has potential both as an alternative or as a complementary method to perimeter control-based actuation.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ACP50 Standing Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics.
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Corporate Authors:
Transportation Research Board
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Authors:
- Sirmatel, Isik Ilber
- Yildirimoglu, Mehmet
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 102nd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2023-1-8 to 2023-1-12
- Date: 2023
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 13p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Freeways; Highway traffic control; Speed limits; Urban highways; Vehicle to infrastructure communications
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01872481
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: TRBAM-23-02358
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 3 2023 11:39AM