Empirical and analytical investigation of traffic flow regimes and transitions in signalized arterials

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 512-522

  Vlahogianni, Eleni I ^a   Geroliminis, Nikolas ^b   Skabardonis, Alexander ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Fuzzy sets; Kinematic wave theory; Time series analysis; Traffic analysis; Traffic models; Traffic signals; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; FUZZY SETS; INFERENCE ENGINES; KINEMATICS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; KINEMATIC WAVE THEORY; TRAFFIC ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MODELS; WAVELET;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY CONDITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PLANNING METHOD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 56449129029     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2008)134:12(512)     Document Type: Article

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