OPTIMUM OFFSET--I. DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMUM OFFSET BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT ROAD JUNCTIONS USING A HILL-CLIMBING TECHNIQUE

The delays and stops incurred on the priority arm between two successive junctions in an urban traffic network are combined in a mathematical relationship. Using a hill-climbing approach, an optimum offset is derived in terms of the parameters of the system which minimizes delay, stops or a weighted combination of the two. The effect of using different predictive models of the interconnecting road on the determination of the optimum offset is investigated. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Al-Khalili, A J
  • Macleod, C J
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 347-353
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Forecasting; Mathematical models; Networks; Offset intersections; Optimization; Stopped time delays; Strategic planning; Traffic delays; Traffic flow
• Old TRIS Terms: Climbing performance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129078
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM