Heavy Traffic Control Measurement Techniques and Control Strategies
Advanced technologies for traffic detection for freeway control systems are described. mm-wave radar detectors are used with a correlation of vehicle reflexion patterns to acquire section...
Assessment of the Sate-of-the-Art of Robotics Applications in Highway Construction and Maintenance
Automation and robotization in highway construction and maintenance are currently under active development in the United States and other countries around the world. Although road construction...
Applications of Robotics and Automation in Highway Maintenance Operations
This paper deals with the applications of Advanced Automation and Robotics in highway maintenance operations. The basic components of Robotics and Automation technologies are studied and...
Comparison of Traffic Signal Systems in Australia and North America
Dynamic coordinated traffic signal systems were developed in Australia in the 1970's, and are now installed in many countries. In contrast, strong interest in new generation...
Fully-Distributed Control of Signal Networks
A fully-distributed real-time control strategy is described for signalized networks. The signals make compatible, simultaneous decisions about cycle length, offset and splits, without...
Cars: A Demand-Responsive Traffic Control System
This paper presents a demand responsive traffic control system for networks based on improvements from a combination of OPAC and ACTS approaches. The system has shown clear advantages...
An Application of Advanced Technologies for Freeway Traffic Management?An Indiana Case Study
The Indiana Department of Transportation is in the process of implementing an electronic surveillance and control system on the Borman Expressway (I80/94). This paper presents a summary...
Public Agency Issues in the Implementation of IVHS
Public agencies will be extensively involved in the deployment, maintenance, and operation of IVHS infrastructure. The existing fragmentation of transportation responsibilities will require...
Automatic Object Identification in Road
The methodology for automatic object recognition in real road traffic environment is presented. The proposed data acquisition methods have been tested on site. In addition, the fundamental...
Stereo Vision with Scan-Line Cameras for Intrusion Detection on L.R.T. Tracks
In this paper we present a new method for the detection of intrusions by means of stereo vision in order to infer 3D information from two linear sensors. This method can be used for security...
The Heavy Vehicle License Plate Program and Crescent Demonstration Project
The HELP Program and Cresent Demonstration Project is a bi-national multi-state cooperative study and demonstration project involving government and industry participating to investigate...
Using Real-Time Location Information for Hazardous Materials Shipments
Real-time location information on shipments of hazardous materials can be used to update routing decisions while the shipments are in transit. The effects of unforeseen delays, accidents...
Cost Savings from AVMC Systems in Trucking
The paper presents a brief overview of a methodology by which the cost savings of advanced vehicle monitoring and communication (AVMC) systems in long distance or intercity trucking can...
A Fleet Management System for Road Transportation
In this paper, an architecture for a fleet management system for road transportation companies is being proposed. This fleet management system integrates planning support with mobile communications...
Optimal Ramp-Metering Control for Freeway Corridors
The paper discusses an optimal ramp-metering control model wherein a corridor is discretized into small road sections, with density as the state variable and ramp metering rates, the control...
Application of Control Theory to Regulate Traffic Flow on Periurban Ringways
Two on-ramp metering strategies are compared by a simulation study for the Boulevard Peripherique in Paris. The first one is a local strategy, based on linear feedback control theory....
A Dynamic Modelling Framework of Real-Time Guidance Systems in General Urban Traffic Networks
There is considerable interest around the world in developing and implementing realtime driver information and/or guidance systems to reduce congestion in the urban traffic networks. However...
Routing Based on Anticipated Travel Times
The routing of drivers based on anticipated as well as instantaneous link travel times has presented route guidance system developers with an opportunity to achieve additional IVHS benefits...
Geographic Database for IVHS Management
A IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway System) information management system obtains information from road sensors, city maps and event schedules, and generates information to drivers, traffic...
Magnetically levitated vehicle technology, maglev, serves as a potential solution to ever increasing transportation demands. Though interest in maglev appears to be increasing, an appropriate...
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