Multi-modal traffic signal control with priority, signal actuation and coordination

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-82

  He, Qing ^a   Head, K Larry ^b   Ding, Jun ^b  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Connected vehicles; Multi modal traffic control; Pedestrian control; Signal optimization; Traffic signal control; Transit priority; V2i

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; CONTROL SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY VEHICLES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRUCKS; VEHICLE TO INFRASTRUCTURE;

MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION; MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAM; MULTI-MODAL; SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION; TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLLERS; TRANSIT PRIORITY; VEHICLE TO INFRASTRUCTURE (V2I);

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

CONTROL SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; PEDESTRIAN; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; BUS TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 84902006322     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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