CONTROL STRATEGIES AND DETECTOR PLACEMENT GUIDELINES FOR A 1.5 GENERATION TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

The objectives of this study were twofold. The first objective was to evaluate and analyze alternative traffic signal timing optimization strategies for purposes of selecting the best strategy for inclusion in a 1.5 Generation traffic control system. The second objective of this study was to establish guidelines to be used by practicing traffic engineers in determining locations of detectors required to effectively accomplish the following functions using the selected strategy: a) computation of optimal signal timing plans in a 1.5 Generation mode of system operation; b) automatic selection of prestored timing plans in a First Generation traffic responsive mode of system operation; c) identification of "poor" timing plan performance.

• Corporate Authors:

  Kessmann and Associates, Incorporated

  18333 Egret Bay Boulevard
  Houston, TX  United States  77058
• Authors:
  • Kessmann, R W
  • Ku, C S
  • Cooper, D L
• Publication Date: 1985-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Information processing; Location; Optimization; Software; Traffic control; Traffic signal timing; Vehicle detectors
• Old TRIS Terms: Placement; Strategy; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00463089
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1987 12:00AM