Traffic signal optimization program for oversaturated conditions: genetic algorithm approach

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1683, 1999, Pages 133-142

  Park, Byungkyu ^a   Messer, Carroll J ^b   Urbanik II, Thomas ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTERSECTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; QUEUEING NETWORKS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

GENETIC ALGORITHM OPTIMIZER; NEAR OPTIMAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING; TRAFFIC NETWORK STUDY TOOL; TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 0033225325     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1683-17     Document Type: Article

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