Probabilistic approach to controlling dilemma occurrence at signalized intersections

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1973, 2006, Pages 55-63

  Tarko, Andrew ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Laracuente, Luis ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; SPEED CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

PERCEPTION-REACTION TIME; SEARCH ALGORITHMS; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS;

PROBABILISTIC LOGICS;

EID: 33847151645     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1973-09     Document Type: Conference Paper

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