Comprehensive evaluation of feedback-based freeway ramp-metering strategy by using microscopic simulation taking ramp queues into account

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1867, 2004, Pages 89-96

  Ozbay, Kaan ^a   Yasar, Ilgin ^a   Kachroo, Pushkin ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

FEEDBACK-BASED FREEWAY; RAMP CONTROL STRATEGIES; RAMP-METERING STRATEGY; VIDEO SENSORS;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 10944273412     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1867-11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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