Smart urban signal networks: Initial application of the SURTRAC adaptive traffic signal control system

ICAPS 2013 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 434-442

  Smith, Stephen F ^a   Barlow, Gregory J ^a   Xie, Xiao Feng ^a   Rubinstein, Zachary B ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL; DETECTION EQUIPMENTS; MULTI-AGENT PLANNING; NETWORK BEHAVIORS; PILOT IMPLEMENTATION; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL; URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 84889820906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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