NTL Record

Title ACS Lite
Record ID 81096
Corporate Creator United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research and Development
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development, and Technology. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publication Date 20060100
Language English
Abstract A significant portion of traffic delays in metropolitan areas are caused by poor traffic signal timing. ACS Lite, a reduced-scale version of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Adaptive Control Software (ACS), offers small and medium-size communities a low-cost traffic control system that operates in real time, adjusting signal timing to accommodate changing traffic patterns and ease traffic congestion. ACS Lite can be used with new signals or to retrofit existing traffic signals. It is designed for closed-loop systems, providing cycle-by-cycle control. ACS Lite was developed by FHWA, in partnership with Siemens, Purdue University, and the University of Arizona.
Rosap ID dot:56316
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56316
TRT Terms Traffic delays; Highway traffic control systems; Light transmission; Traffic signals; Traffic congestion
General Subjects Adaptive Control Software
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number FHWA-HRT-06-083
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81000/81096/FHWA-HRT-06-083.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository