DESIGN OF A TRAFFIC-RESPONSIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A LOS ANGELES FREEWAY

CURRENT RESEARCH ON MODELING FREEWAY TRAFFIC FLOW, ESTIMATION OF TRAFFIC CONDITIONS FROM PRESENCE-DETECTOR DATA, AND CONTROL OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC IS UTILIZED TO PROVIDE A DESIGN OF A SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SEGMENT OF THE HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES. IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN, PARTICULARLY THE DESIGN OF TRAFFIC-RESPONSIVE ON-RAMP METERING ALGORITHMS, A SOUND THEORETICAL FOUNDATION WHICH ADEQUATELY ACCOUNTS FOR PRACTICAL CONSTRAINTS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. IN OTHER AREAS, PRELIMINARY IDEAS ARE PRESENTED AND APPROACHES TO OPTIMAL SCHEMES OUTLINED. /DCPL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Ieee Trans Systems, Man & Cybernetics

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• Authors:
  • Payne, H J
  • Thompson, W A
  • ISAKSEN, L
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 213-24
• Serial:
  • Volume: smc3
  • Issue Number: n3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Freeways; Mathematical models; Ramp metering; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic surveillance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226752
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 1973 12:00AM