High accuracy traffic light controller for increasing the given green time utilization

Computers and Electrical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue C, 2015, Pages 40-51

  Abbas, Maythem K ^a   Karsiti, Mohd N ^a   Napiah, Madzlan ^a   Samir, Brahim B ^b   Al Jemeli, Marwan ^a   Dag, Hasan ^c  

^a PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

^b ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Al Faisal University ^*

Author keywords

Dynamic traffic light control; Self organized traffic light systems; Traffic control optimization; Traffic light control systems; Traffic light phase arrangement; VANET applications

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY PLANNING; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNS;

CONTROL OPTIMIZATION; CONTROLLING METHODS; DYNAMIC TRAFFIC; ISOLATED INTERSECTION; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; TRAFFIC LIGHT; TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLER;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EID: 84924982457     PISSN: 00457906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2014.12.011     Document Type: Article

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