REPORT ON URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
The Urban Traffic Control System (UTCS) was installed by the Federal Highway Administration for the purpose of developing advanced traffic signal control strategies that will reduce congestion in the nation's urban areas. This research has included development of procedures for detector placement, development of predictor algorithms and development of three generations of traffic control strategies. The first generation of control uses stored signal timing patterns based either upon time of day, measured traffic conditions, or operator selection. Second and third generations of control are traffic responsive strategies. Other research activities include the development of new prediction techniques, development of a detector placement methodology, and a comparative analysis of alternative evaluation techniques.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the International Federation of Automatic Control/International Foundation Process/International Federation of Oper Research Society International Symposium: Control in Transportation Systems, Columbus, Ohio, August 9-13, 1976.
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Corporate Authors:
International Federation of Automatic Control
EKONO, P.O.B. 27
Helsinki 13, Finland -
Authors:
- Tarnoff, P J
- MacGowan, C J
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 307-314
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Detectors; Evaluation; Forecasting; Highway traffic control; Research; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic signals; Urban areas
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00156359
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM