| Title | Dynamic Stochastic Control of Freeway Corridor Systems : Summary and Project Overview |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49010 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Athans, Michael; Gershwin, Stanley B.; Houpt, Paul K. |
| Source | 74p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration |
| Publication Date | 19781201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Systematic methodological approaches to overall traffic management from both short-term (real-time) and long-term (planning) perspectives have been developed. The approach embodies formulation and solution of interrelated mathematical problems from operations research and optimal control theory, including: 1) selection of traffic models, both static and dynamic; 2) optimal (steady-state) traffic assignment; 3) dynamic ramp-metering control algorithm design; and 4) traffic surveillance data-processing algorithm design. Theoretical results and designs are evaluated using a variety of computer simulation tools. Practical implementation of these procedures for traffic management are addressed in all phases of the research through decomposition and decentralizaiton techniques. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10492 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10492 |
| TRT Terms | Highway traffic control; Traffic simulation; Traffic surveillance; Ramp metering; Freeway operations; Real time control; Stochastic processes; Algorithms; Information processing |
| Classification | NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Control Devices |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-849 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-RSPA-78-12 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49000/49010/DOT-TSC-RSPA-78-12.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |