Freeway traffic control using iterative learning control-based ramp metering and speed signaling

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 466-477

  Hou, Zhongsheng ^a   Xu, Jian Xin ^b   Zhong, Hongwei ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Freeway ramp metering; Iterative learning control (ILC); Macroscopic traffic flow model; Speed control; Traffic density control

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; REINFORCEMENT LEARNING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

FREEWAY RAMP METERING; ITERATIVE LEARNING APPROACH; SPEED REGULATION;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 34147093621     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2007.891431     Document Type: Article

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