COMPUTER AIDED SIGNAL TIMING

THE FORCAST PROGRAM, DEVELOPED IN ALBANY, IS CAPABLE OF DIAGNOSING A HIGHWAY NETWORK WITH UP TO 2000 TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND PROVIDING REVISED TIMINGS FOR EACH SIGNAL. OPTIMIZATION IS BASED ON NUMBER OF PLATOON STOPS, NUMBER OF VEHICLE STOPS, VEHICLE DELAY, SATURATED INTERSECTION LOCATION, AND ON SPECIFIED DEMAND AND SERVICE LEVELS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TIME- SPACE DIAGRAMS COMPARABLE TO THOSE NORMALLY USED BY AN ENGINEER IN DEVELOPING SIGNAL TIMING MANUALLY, AND ALSO PROVIDES MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 42, No 5, PP 12-16, 5 FIG, 1 REF
• Authors:
  • Yagoda, H N
  • Stevens, E E
  • Mogridge, P R
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Optimization; Timers; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signal timing
• Old TRIS Terms: Timing devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226306
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 22 1972 12:00AM