DESCENT METHODS OF CALCULATING LOCALLY OPTIMAL SIGNAL CONTROLS AND PRICES IN MULTI-MODAL AND DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS

A bilevel descent method of optimizing signals and prices for a multi-modal network while taking account of travellers' choices (equilibrium) is specified within a framework which may, when developed, be efficient for large networks. Similar trilevel methods for the corresponding dynamic problem are also presented. Fairly complete proofs of convergence of the method to a local optimum are given for the steady state case but there remains a gap when the authors seek to prove convergence in a dynamic context; however, if the method converges (in a dynamic context) to the set of equilibria then (under natural conditions) it must also converge to the set of local optima.

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• Authors:
  • Smith, M
  • Xiang, Y
  • Yarrow, R
• Conference:
  • Transportation Networks: Recent Methodological Advances. Selected Proceedings of the 4th EURO Transportation Meeting
  • Location: Newcastle, England
  • Date: 1996-9-9 to 1996-9-11
• Publication Date: 1999-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 9-34

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Descent; Equilibrium (Systems); Local area networks; Multimodal transportation; Steady state; Traffic signal timing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769323
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 008043052X
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 7 1999 12:00AM