Multi-level control of networks: the case of road traffic control

Vrancken, Jos; Soares, Michel S.

doi:10.1109/icsmc.2007.4414190

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“…For traffic control, the crucial advantage is that control can be done at (at least) two levels: the local level and the network level [6]. These correspond with control within junctions and control at the level of mainlinks.…”

Section: A a Distributed Road Network Representationmentioning

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A distributed simulator for road network control

Wang¹,

Vrancken

Soares

2010

2010 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC)

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This paper is about a distributed implementation of a road traffic simulator. The simulator will be used in an integrated, operational system for road traffic monitoring, visualization, prediction and control. The distributed implementation is needed in order to make the simulator scalable (especially with respect to road network size) and to make it comply with real-time requirements stemming from on-line use in control and decision support systems, with emphasis on network control rather than local control. The underlying traffic model is a first order, multi-class model. The implementation has been tested with the network of the Amsterdam A10 beltway.

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Section: A a Distributed Road Network Representationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A distributed simulator for road network control

Wang¹,

Vrancken

Soares

2010

2010 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC)

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“…First, to be able to do turn fraction estimation at the high level-Junction level. We divided a network into two levels [7]: Junctions and Links. Junction is able to estimate turn fraction based on all the traffic information from Links.…”

Section: B Advantages Of the New Network Representationmentioning

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Traffic parameter estimation on motorway networks by combination of filtering techniques

Wang

Yuan

Vrancken

2009

2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

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In order to perform road traffic control, it is very important to estimate the traffic parameters which can not be measured directly from sensors. In this paper, we will focus on turn fraction estimation based on a new road network representation which is used in traffic control software at the Dutch traffic management company Trinité Automatisering B.V. The common approach for the turn fraction estimation is by applying Kalman filter. However, the sensor information for motorways is not always available due to the fact that there are no physical sensors or detector failure on some parts of motorways. In this case, Kalman filter can not be applied to estimate turn fraction. A new approach by combining of Kalman filter and a low pass data filtering technology called Treiber-Helbing-filter is presented. This approach can contribute solving the problem by using Treiber-Helbing-filter to complete the missing data firstly. Then, turn fraction is able to estimate by using Kalman filter and visualize in traffic control software.

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“…Looking at a large network, it obviously doesn't make sense to take all the details into account of each crossing and each road segment, so in network management, traffic managers distinguish different levels in a network, from the very local to the very large [12]. At each level, except the highest, the network is divided into parts.…”

Section: Network Managementmentioning

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Regional road traffic management in The Netherlands

Vrancken¹,

Ottenhof²,

Soares³

2007

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment, Vol 96

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This paper describes an approach to road traffic management (TM) at the network level. The paper is based on the experiences with the HARS system in and around Alkmaar, The Netherlands. This system is meant to integrate the traffic management on the urban, provincial and motorway networks near Alkmaar. The approach consists of a combination of top-down, scenario-based TM and bottom-up TM, based on communicating network elements (road segments and junctions). The paper argues that both ways have capabilities and limitations and that the best results can be achieved in combining the two and in achieving synergy between them.

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Multi-level control of networks: the case of road traffic control

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

A distributed simulator for road network control

A distributed simulator for road network control

Traffic parameter estimation on motorway networks by combination of filtering techniques

Regional road traffic management in The Netherlands

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