A cell-based traffic control formulation: Strategies and benefits of dynamic timing plans

Transportation Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 148-164

  Lo, H K ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; HEURISTIC METHODS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

CELL-TRANSMISSION MODEL (CTM);

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0035326835     PISSN: 00411655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/trsc.35.2.148.10136     Document Type: Article

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