A linear model for determining coordination of two adjacent signalized intersections

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-173

  Lin, Liang Tay ^a   Huang, Hung Jen ^b  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Modelling; Simulation; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863266974     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465660910973970     Document Type: Article

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