FURTHER RESULTS OF AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL IN GLASGOW

THE RESULTS OF STUDIES OF THE FIFTH AND SIXTH CONTROL SCHEMES, PLIDENT AND SIGOP, ARE GIVEN. THE MAIN CONCLUSIONS FROM THIS SERIES OF STUDIES IS THAT SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS IN JOURNEY TIME CAN BE OBTAINED BY COORDINATING SIGNALS ON AN AREA BASIS USING ONE OF THE THREE OPTIMIZING TECHNIQUES--THE COMBINATION METHOD, TRANSYT OR SIGOP--TO OBTAIN THE SIGNAL SETTINGS. FOR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS DURING THE WORKING DAY, NO SCHEME TRIED IN GLASGOW WAS FOUND TO BE SUPERIOR TO THE COORDINATED FIXED-TIME SYSTEM OBTAINED USING THESE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES. EXPERIENCE OF MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ATC SYSTEMS IS GIVEN AND FUTURE WORK AND POLICIES ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 13, No 5, PP 195-198, 3 FIG, 2 TAB, 9 REF
• Authors:
  • Holroyd, J
  • Hillier, J A
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Actuated traffic signal controllers; Automatic control; Centralized traffic control; Computer programs; Optimization; Pretimed traffic signal controllers; Traffic actuated controllers; Traffic platooning; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signals
• Old TRIS Terms: Centralized control; Fixed time controller
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226111
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1972 12:00AM