COMPUTERS-CONTROLLED TRAFFIC SYSTEMS

THE NEED FOR SUCH CONTROL SYSTEMS IS OUTLINED. A COMPARISON OF SIGNAL PLAN GENERATION AND SIGNAL PLAN SELECTION SYSTEMS IS MADE, AND HARDWARE SUB-SYSTEMS ARE DISCUSSED. THE BRITISH MOTORWAY CONTROL SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED, AND SOME COMMENTS MADE ON THE PROBABLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Certificated Mech and Elec Engrs

  P.O. Box 61019
  Marshaltown,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Howard-Jones, R
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 227-236
• Serial:
  • Certificated Engineer
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Institution of Certificated Mech and Elec Engrs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Area traffic signal control; Computers; Digital computers; Freeways; Traffic control; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hardware
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
• ITRD Terms: 669: Area traffic control; 8673: Digital computer; 2752: Motorway; 654: Traffic control; 565: Traffic signal; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080674
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM