Title :
Traffic flow patterns in AHS networks: system and user optimals
Author :
Gomes, Gabriel ; Alvarez, Luis ; Horowitz, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper a method of traffic control for the link-network layers of an automated highway system (AHS) is presented. The goal of the method is to provide a time sequence of activities and on-ramp metering rates which guarantees traffic safety, while preserving a balance of user and system benefit. The approach is based on a static principle of vehicle conservation and on the notion of activities, which dictate the behavior of traffic flows. The problem is posed as a set of linear programming problems, which are solved sequentially
Keywords :
automated highways; linear programming; queueing theory; road traffic; transportation; automated highway system; linear programming; link-network layers; optimisation; queueing theory; road traffic; traffic control; traffic flow pattern; Automated highways; Automatic control; Communication system traffic control; Intelligent networks; Linear programming; Road transportation; Telecommunication traffic; Time measurement; Traffic control; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5519-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2000.879449