ADAPTIVE CONTROL IN TRANSPORTATION

Recent progress in the implementation of adaptive control systems in transportation is summarized. In transportation applications an adaptive control system combines five basic functions: (1) surveillance, to detect traffic; (2) communications, to relay surveillance data and control signals; (3) performance evaluation, to compare the difference between the desired and current operation; (4) on-line data processing, to determine the control signals and scheduling; and (5) overall system operation, i. e. , the functional summation of (1), (2), (3) and (4). The applications discussed include control of freeway ramps, urban street traffic, air traffic, and urban rapid transit.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the IEEE Conference on Decis and Control, including symposium on Adapt.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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• Authors:
  • Darling, E M
  • Ricci, R C
  • Colella, A M
• Conference:
  • Presented at the IEEE Conference on Decis and Control, including symposium on Adapt.
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 74-82

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Control systems; Rapid transit
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056770
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM