Decentralized arterial traffic signal optimization with connected vehicle information

This paper proposes a decentralized signal control algorithm that leverages connected vehicle information to improve traffic operations along arterials. The proposed algorithm obtains real-time vehicle locations and speeds, as well as information on pedestrians waiting to cross individual intersections, to optimize signal phasing and timing plans. Signal timing is optimized at individual intersections; however, information about vehicle platoons passing a given intersection is shared with neighboring intersections to facilitate natural coordination between adjacent intersections. The decentralized algorithm is compared to a centralized algorithm that optimizes signal timing at all intersections simultaneously, as well as a traditional coordination strategy. The proposed algorithm is shown both to be more computationally efficient than the centralized approach and provide better operational performance (in terms of person, vehicle and pedestrian delay) than both the centralized algorithm and the traditional strategy. The algorithm is robust to a range of demand patterns and can be applied under scenarios in which not all vehicles are connected or full information about pedestrian arrivals is not available.

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems on 2021-10-20, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15472450.2021.1990762.

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Work Title Decentralized arterial traffic signal optimization with connected vehicle information
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Creators
  1. Xiao Liang
  2. Sukran Ilgin Guler
  3. Vikash Varun Gayah
Keyword
  1. Traffic signal optimization
  2. Arterial coordination
  3. Connected Vehicles
  4. Decentralized traffic signal optimization
License CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial)
Work Type Article
Publisher
  1. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Publication Date October 20, 2021
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2021.1990762
Deposited March 14, 2023

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  • Added Creator Xiao Liang
  • Added Creator Sukran Ilgin Guler
  • Added Creator Vikash Varun Gayah
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    Keyword
    • Traffic signal optimization, Arterial coordination, Connected Vehicles, Decentralized traffic signal optimization
    Subtitle
    • 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
    Publisher
    • 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
    • Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
    Publication Date
    • 2021-01-01
    • 2021-10-20
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