Multi-agent model predictive control of signaling split in urban traffic networks

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-139

  de Oliveira, Lucas Barcelos ^a   Camponogara, Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Distributed agents; Distributed optimization; Model predictive control; Split control; Urban traffic networks

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

COMPLEX DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL CONTROL; DISTRIBUTED AGENTS; DISTRIBUTED OPTIMIZATION; LINEAR DYNAMIC SYSTEM; MODELING AND CONTROL; SPLIT CONTROL; URBAN TRAFFIC NETWORKS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

COMPLEXITY; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 76449115620     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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