Evaluation of detector placement strategies for first generation traffic responsive signal control /
a traffic responsive signal control system on NASA Road I in
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | a traffic responsive signal control system on NASA Road I in achieved by time-of-day operations and traffic responsive applicability to complex arterial networks with multiple arterial network. Simulation studies were undertaken using best alternative. This conclusion was made on the basis that configurations and time-of-day mode. Given the second configurations considered. While this result was expected to consistent with past research. control systems akin to the NASA Road I system be shifted to corresponding timing plan from a library of plans. One of critical intersections was not investigated. This research data to evaluate current traffic conditions and select a day plan (which required no system detectors) offered the Department of Transportation, a major intersection and 800 detectors required by each detector configuration. It was detectors, it was concluded that a well calibrated time-of- determined that there were no statistical differences among evaluation criterion, minimization of the number of system examined: the existing configuration used by the Texas further suggested that the focus of traffic responsive hold true for relatively small arterial systems, its Houston, Texas. Three different detector configurations were intersection offered the best alternative of the three major shifts in cycle length. These observations were meter placement, and use of detectors only on the approaches mode might be desired, it was concluded that operating in the of detector configurations. System performance was analyzed on the basis of total system delay and the number of only respond to major directional traffic pattern changes and operations for the same three periods were also simulated to operations. In situations where the use of traffic responsive performance under varying traffic conditions. Time-of-day provide a basis of comparison in evaluating the effectiveness signal systems involves locating system detectors within an the delay data while operating the different detector the major decisions surrounding the use of traffic responsive there was no statistical difference in the performance levels to the critical intersection. Traffic responsive operations TRAF/NETSIA4 software to evaluate detector configurations for traffic responsive mode using detectors at the critical Traffic responsive signal systems rely on system detector were simulated for three time periods to evaluate system |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Civil Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | x, 90 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: 75-76. |