The impact of actuated control on the environment and the traffic flow

Abstract

In our paper, we have analyzed and compared fixed and actuated control at a chosen intersection, where we pointed out the importance of actuated control and its benefits. We have used traffic data from sensors in the roadway. The intersection was modelled in Aimsun, where we performed simulations. The research focused mainly on the impact of actuated control on the basic characteristics of the traffic flow, delay time and emissions. The outputs of simulations showed positive results of actuated control in all compared values. The environmental pollution topic is up-to-date and road transport has a significant impact on it. Furthermore, we want to continue with our research to investigate the impact of speed changes on emission production and the smoothness of the traffic flow under fixed and actuated control.

Renewal of buses and registration of new buses in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic

“…A similar issue is addressed in contributions where the authors focused on investigating whether passengers are willing to pay extra for their fares if ecological buses were used in urban public transport [18] and also by examining the competitiveness of public passenger transport before the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic [19]. Preference for buses in traffic can also help to increase the public's interest in urban bus transport, for example by using dynamic control at intersections, which can also lead to lower emissions [20]. Closely related to this is the achievement of lower travel time, which is very important for passengers, and this issue was examinated by the authors in the paper [21].…”

Development of the Construction of City Buses in Terms of Reducing the Curb Weight of the Vehicle

“…Currently, most urban agglomerations are struggling with capacity problems of communication routes [14,34] and high traffic intensity [29,31] leading to the phenomenon of transport congestion. A lot of attention has been devoted to this issue in the available literature, of which several works are worth mentioning [28,35,48]. Another threat from transport are road accidents, which, according to WHO, are one of the most significant causes of death among young people under forty years of age [25].…”