An adaptive control algorithm for traffic-actuated signals

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-115

  Zheng, Xing ^a   Recker, Will ^b  

^a Chongqing Transport Planning Institute   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuated control; Adaptive control; Microscopic simulation; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLERS; OPTIMIZATION;

ACTUATED CONTROL; ACTUATED SIGNALS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL; ADAPTIVE CONTROL ALGORITHMS; ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONALITY; CONTROL PARAMETERS; MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION; OPERATION LOGIC;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84875298226     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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