Multi-objective signal control of urban junctions - Framework and a London case study

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-470

  Schmöcker, Jan Dirk ^a   Ahuja, Sonal ^a   Bell, Michael G H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bellman Zadeh principle; Fuzzy logic; Genetic algorithms; Multi objective optimisation; Traffic signal control

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZED SIGNAL CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTERSECTIONS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE;

BELLMAN-ZADEH PRINCIPLE; TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

CONTROL SYSTEM; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44349155337     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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