OPTIMAL TIMING SETTINGS AND DETECTOR LENGTHS OF PRESENCE MODE FULL-ACTUATED CONTROL

The operation of presence mode full-actuated signal control at individual intersections is governed primarily by the choice of detector length and the timing settings of vehicle interval and maximum green. The relationships between these control variables and the control efficiency vary with the flow pattern at an intersection. Based on the results of computer simulations, the optimal combinations of detector length, vehicle interval, and maximum green are identified for a wide range of flow conditions. The analyses performed in this study concern only intersections where vehicle approach speeds are less than 35 mph.

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• Authors:
  • Lin, Feng-Bor
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 37-45
• Monograph Title: Traffic control devices and rail highway crossings
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1010
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Actuated traffic signal controllers; Economic efficiency; Length; Optimization; Traffic actuated controllers; Traffic flow; Traffic signal timing; Traffic speed; Vehicle detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452650
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309038227
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 30 1988 12:00AM