Title :
Cost Effective Real-Time Traffic Signal Control Using the TUC Strategy
Author :
Kraus, Werner, Jr. ; de Souza, F.A. ; Carlson, R.C. ; Papageorgiou, Markos ; Dantas, L.D. ; Camponogara, Eduardo ; Kosmatopoulos, Elias B. ; Aboudolas, Konstantinos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom. & Syst. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
Abstract :
Many reasons have been mentioned for the less than expected deployment of adaptive urban traffic control systems [6], among which the high cost of installation and maintenance is one of the most cited. This is particularly true for mid-sized cities (with less than 500 000 inhabitants) in developing countries which cannot afford the systems provided by the major vendors of urban traffic control (UTC) software.
Keywords :
adaptive control; traffic control; TUC strategy; adaptive urban traffic control systems; cost effective real-time traffic signal control; urban traffic control software; Costs; Maintenance engineering; Measurements; Real time systems; Traffic control; Urban areas;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MITS.2010.939916
