Title :
An overview of speed control approaches to improve freeway traffic flow
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Civil Eng. & Geosci., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
In the last years variable speed limit control for traffic flow improvement has received increasing attention. While in the past variable speed limits were mainly used for safety purposes, nowadays the control objectives often also include the prevention or elimination of traffic jams.
Keywords :
road safety; road traffic control; velocity control; freeway traffic flow improvement; past variable speed limits; safety; traffic control; traffic jam elimination; traffic jam prevention; variable speed limit control approach; Current measurement; Safety; Traffic control; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles; Velocity control;
Conference_Titel :
Control Conference (ECC), 2014 European
Conference_Location :
Strasbourg
Print_ISBN :
978-3-9524269-1-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECC.2014.6862642
