Finding Near-Optimal Locations for Variable Message Signs for Real-Time Network Traffic Management

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1856, 2003, Pages 34-53

  Huynh, Nathan ^a   Chiu, Yi Chang ^b   Mahmassani, Hani S ^c  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINEERING; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; TRAFFIC SIGNS;

REAL-TIME NETWORK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM; TRAFFIC DIVERSION; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGN (VMS);

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 2142757329     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1856-05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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