Link-Based Signalized Arterial Progression Optimization with Practical Travel Speed

Bandwidth is defined as the maximum amount of green time for a designated movement as it passes through an arterial. In most previous studies, bandwidth has been referred to arterial bandwidth. In practice, a balance between link bandwidth and arterial bandwidth has proven to be important in optimiz...

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Main Authors: Wu Xianyu, Hu Peifeng, Yuan Zhenzhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/197313
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description Bandwidth is defined as the maximum amount of green time for a designated movement as it passes through an arterial. In most previous studies, bandwidth has been referred to arterial bandwidth. In practice, a balance between link bandwidth and arterial bandwidth has proven to be important in optimizing coordinated signal timing plans, because not all drivers need to pass through all the intersections on an arterial. This study proposes an algorithm on how to obtain an optimal coordinated signal timing plan with both optimal link bandwidth and optimal arterial bandwidth considering practical vehicles’ speed. The weighted link bandwidth attainability is introduced as an additional measure of effectiveness for assessing the optimization results. The link bandwidth optimization is built based on the improvement of Messer’s algorithm about bandwidth optimization. The arterial bandwidth optimization algorithm takes into consideration the weighted link bandwidth attainability while selecting phase sequences. The proposed algorithm is demonstrated in a case study, and many improvements are archived when a balanced consideration is given to both link bandwidth and arterial bandwidth. Fine-tuning of initial signal timing plan is done using practical travel speed. The evaluation results show a rather significant improvement which is achieved.
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spelling doaj-art-433f099af47949d38c30716b564e8d002025-02-03T01:11:28ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422013-01-01201310.1155/2013/197313197313Link-Based Signalized Arterial Progression Optimization with Practical Travel SpeedWu Xianyu0Hu Peifeng1Yuan Zhenzhou2MOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaCenter for Advanced Transportation Education and Research (CATER), UNR, MS 258, Reno, NV 89557, USAMOE Key Laboratory for Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaBandwidth is defined as the maximum amount of green time for a designated movement as it passes through an arterial. In most previous studies, bandwidth has been referred to arterial bandwidth. In practice, a balance between link bandwidth and arterial bandwidth has proven to be important in optimizing coordinated signal timing plans, because not all drivers need to pass through all the intersections on an arterial. This study proposes an algorithm on how to obtain an optimal coordinated signal timing plan with both optimal link bandwidth and optimal arterial bandwidth considering practical vehicles’ speed. The weighted link bandwidth attainability is introduced as an additional measure of effectiveness for assessing the optimization results. The link bandwidth optimization is built based on the improvement of Messer’s algorithm about bandwidth optimization. The arterial bandwidth optimization algorithm takes into consideration the weighted link bandwidth attainability while selecting phase sequences. The proposed algorithm is demonstrated in a case study, and many improvements are archived when a balanced consideration is given to both link bandwidth and arterial bandwidth. Fine-tuning of initial signal timing plan is done using practical travel speed. The evaluation results show a rather significant improvement which is achieved.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/197313
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Link-Based Signalized Arterial Progression Optimization with Practical Travel Speed
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title Link-Based Signalized Arterial Progression Optimization with Practical Travel Speed
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title_fullStr Link-Based Signalized Arterial Progression Optimization with Practical Travel Speed
title_full_unstemmed Link-Based Signalized Arterial Progression Optimization with Practical Travel Speed
title_short Link-Based Signalized Arterial Progression Optimization with Practical Travel Speed
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