URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM TRAFFIC ADAPTIVE NETWORK SIGNAL TIMING PROGRAM. VOLUME I. OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION; NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION AND FLOW CHARTS OF TANSTP ROUTINES

This document describes the Traffic Adaptive Network Signal Timing Program (TANSTP) of the Urban Traffic Control System. TANSTP is a second generation traffic control package wherein optimal traffic signal timing patterns are generated on-line as a function of current and predicted traffic flow conditions to minimize average network vehicle delay. In addition to the network optimization routine, the package includes a traffic flow predictor, real-time subnetwork determination routine, a subnetwork interfacing routine, a transition optimization routine, and a local intersection optimization routine which adjusts splits and offsets to minimize delay on a cycle by cycle basis. The TANSTP package uses the executive structure, the detector processing, and the controller command software of the first generation, UTCS software. This is volume one of a three volume set.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 3 reports PC E11, PB-264 053-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  Denver, CO  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kessmann, R W
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 291 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Computer programs; Forecasting; Highway traffic control; Interfaces; Optimization; Programming manuals; Real time control; Real time data processing; Software; Subroutines; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signals; Transportation operations; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation management
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151750
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-76-125 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7594
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM