Organic traffic light control for urban road networks

International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-225

  Prothmann, Holger ^a   Branke, Jürgen ^a   Schmeck, Hartmut ^a   Tomforde, Sven ^b   Rochner, Fabian ^b   Hähner, Jörg ^b   Müller Schloer, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive traffic control; Learning traffic light controller; Observer controller architecture; Organic computing

Indexed keywords

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

ADAPTATION AND LEARNING; ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; OBSERVER/CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE; ORGANIC COMPUTING; TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL; TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLER; URBAN ROAD NETWORKS;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 79959431731     PISSN: 17548632     EISSN: 17548640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAACS.2009.026783     Document Type: Article

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