AUTOMATIC PLOTTING OF TIME-SPACE DIAGRAMS
THE URBAN PLANNING DIVISION OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS HAS DEVELOPED A COMPUTER PROGRAM WHICH TRANSLATES THE RESULTS OF A PROGRAM TO OPTIMIZE PROGRESSIVE SIGNAL SETTINGS FOR A SINGLE STREET INTO A MACHINE PLOTTED TIME-SPACE DIAGRAM. THIS DIAGRAM CAN THEN BE USED FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS, IMPLEMENTATION ON THE STREET, AND FINALLY FOR FILING A PERMANENT RECORD OF SIGNAL SETTINGS IN THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN. VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DIAGRAM, COUPLED WITH THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER'S KNOWLEDGE OF BOTTLENECK LOCATIONS AND CAPACITY RESTRAINTS, ALSO PROVIDES A USEFUL DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR CONSIDERING CROSSING PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMS, AND FOR DETERMINING THE NET BENEFIT OF REVISING INDIVIDUAL SPLITS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 40, No 9, PP 50-55, 7 FIG, 1 REF
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Authors:
- Silence, S M
- Radics, R D
- Chesshir, L M
- Publication Date: 1970-6
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Computer programs; Data plotters; Information systems; Traffic control; Traffic signal timing
- Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226279
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 16 1972 12:00AM