Toward intelligent variable message signs in freeway work zones: Neural network model

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-93

  Hooshdar, Sina ^a   Adeli, Hojjat ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Highways; Neural networks; Traffic management; Transportation networks

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; NEURAL NETWORKS; QUEUEING NETWORKS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

FREEWAY WORK ZONES; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

ALGORITHM; MODELING; PLANNING METHOD; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1642480196     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2004)130:1(83)     Document Type: Article

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