ANALYSIS OF THE STABILITY OF TRAVEL TIMES ON TRAFFIC NETWORKS USING ATIS

Anticipating the proliferation of advanced traveler information systems (ATIS), the authors analyzed the effect of providing advanced knowledge of future expected travel time to drivers in terms of stability and variance (day-to-day consistency) of these travel times on the network's links over time. The behavior of individual drivers was modeled using the concept of a dynamic user equilibrium. The effect of adaptive traffic signalization and predefined fixed signal plans, combined with dynamic routing on travel time, were compared and contrasted. Results revealed that even if a high percentage of drivers rely on ATIS data, stable and relatively efficient link travel times can result. The analysis demonstrates how using adaptive contol in an ATIS environment supports the provision of optimal signalization given the anticipated flow.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Porche, I
  • Lafortune, S
• Publication Date: 1998-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 68
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Advanced traveler information systems; Dynamic tests; Evaluation; Information systems; Intelligent transportation systems; Optimization; Passenger information systems; Routing; Traffic engineering; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signals; Travel time; Traveler information and communication systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic analysis; Traffic networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Traffic signal effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00756731
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 1998 12:00AM