Title :
A control algorithm for traffic lights
Author :
Riedel, Th ; Brunner, U.
Author_Institution :
Autom. Control Lab., ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
An approach to designing controllers for traffic lights is presented. The model of a traffic crossing is derived by considering a simple crossing. Using a combination of dynamic programming and branch and bound, a control algorithm is developed. A visualization of the algorithm by means of graphs is given, complexity issues are investigated, and computational refinements are proposed. Extensions to more complex and to closely coupled crossings are discussed
Keywords :
control system synthesis; dynamic programming; road traffic; traffic control; branch and bound; complexity; computational refinements; control algorithm; dynamic programming; traffic crossing; traffic lights; Automatic control; Cities and towns; Control systems; Costs; Laboratories; Lighting control; Pins; Sensor systems; Throughput; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 1992., First IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0047-5
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.1992.269802
