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We consider a class of optimal control problems for measure-valued nonlinear transport equations describing traffic flow problems on networks. The objective isto minimise/maximise macroscopic quantities, such as traffic volume or average…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-11 Simone Cacace , Fabio Camilli , Raul De Maio , Andrea Tosin

This paper proposes a simplified version of classical models for urban transportation networks, and studies the problem of controlling intersections with the goal of optimizing network-wide congestion. Differently from traditional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-11-08 Gianluca Bianchin , Fabio Pasqualetti

Based on fluid-dynamic and many-particle (car-following) simulations of traffic flows in (urban) networks, we study the problem of coordinating incompatible traffic flows at intersections. Inspired by the observation of self-organized…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-11-13 Stefan Lämmer , Dirk Helbing

Traffic signal control is safety-critical for our daily life. Roughly one-quarter of road accidents in the U.S. happen at intersections due to problematic signal timing, urging the development of safety-oriented intersection control.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-01 Wenlu Du , Junyi Ye , Jingyi Gu , Jing Li , Hua Wei , Guiling Wang

Traffic Congestion is one of the severe problems in heavily populated countries like Bangladesh where Automated Traffic Control System needs to be implemented. An FPGA-based Semi-automated system is introduced in this paper including a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-09 Anik Mallik , Sanjoy Kundu , Md. Ashikur Rahman

We propose a model for the intersection of two urban streets. The traffic status of the crossroads is controlled by a set of traffic lights which periodically switch to red and green with a total period of T. Two different types of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Ebrahim Fouladvand , Masoud Nematollahi , Farzad Zolfaghari

Continuous-Flow Intersections (CFI), also known as Displaced Left-Turn (DLT) intersections, aim to improve the efficiency and safety of traffic junctions. A CFI introduces additional sub-intersections upstream of the main intersection to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-23 Yining Hu , David Rey , Reza Mohajerpoor , Meead Saberi

Intersection is one of the most complex and accident-prone urban scenarios for autonomous driving wherein making safe and computationally efficient decisions is non-trivial. Current research mainly focuses on the simplified traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-11 Yangang Ren , Jianhua Jiang , Dongjie Yu , Shengbo Eben Li , Jingliang Duan , Chen Chen , Keqiang Li

With the forecasted emergence of autonomous vehicles in urban traffic networks, new control policies are needed to leverage their potential for reducing congestion. While several efforts have studied the fully autonomous traffic control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-12 David Rey , Michael W Levin

The theory of urban traffic flow has been developed and new types of meta-automata have emerged and simulate realistic traffic conditions relatively well. Among these models, the brake light model can simulate the three-phase traffic flow…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2021-11-29 Rui Shen

Traffic congestion has become a nightmare to modern life in metropolitan cities. On average, a driver spending X hours a year stuck in traffic is one of most common sentences we often read regarding traffic congestion. Our aim in this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-18 Harshvardhan Uppaluru , Hamid Emadi , Hossein Rastgoftar

Speed advisory systems for connected vehicles rely on the estimation of green (or red) light duration at signalized intersections. A particular challenge is to predict the signal phases of semi- and fully-actuated traffic lights. In this…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-23 Mikhail Burov , Murat Arcak , Alexander Kurzhanskiy

We propose a model for the intersection of two urban streets. The traffic status of the crossroads is controlled by a set of traffic lights which periodically switch to red and green with a total period of T. Two different types of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Ebrahim Fouladvand , Masoud Nematollahi

Urban traffic congestion is a key challenge for the development of modern cities, requiring advanced control techniques to optimize existing infrastructures usage. Despite the extensive availability of data, modeling such complex systems…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-18 Alessio Rimoldi , Carlo Cenedese , Alberto Padoan , Florian Dörfler , John Lygeros

Manual optimization of traffic light cycles is a complex and time-consuming task, necessitating the development of automated solutions. In this paper, we propose the application of reinforcement learning to optimize traffic light cycles in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-26 Seungah Son , Juhee Jin

Today's fixed-cycle traffic signaling is highly suboptimal and aggravates traffic congestion and waste of energy in urban areas. In addition, it offers no quality-of-service guarantee and makes travel time prediction extremely hard. While…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-05-17 Lei Miao , Lijian Xu

In this paper, we introduce a new conservation-based approach to model traffic dynamics, and apply the model predictive control (MPC) approach to control the boundary traffic inflow and outflow, so that the traffic congestion is reduced. We…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-12 Xun Liu , Hossein Rastgoftar

This paper offers an integrative data-driven physics-inspired approach to model and control traffic congestion in a resilient and efficient manner. While existing physics-based approaches commonly assign density and flow traffic states by…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-03 Hossein Rastgoftar , Ella Atkins

This paper presents a mixed traffic control policy designed to optimize traffic efficiency across diverse road topologies, addressing issues of congestion prevalent in urban environments. A model-free reinforcement learning (RL) approach is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-29 Chuyang Xiao , Dawei Wang , Xinzheng Tang , Jia Pan , Yuexin Ma

Ineffective and inflexible traffic signal control at urban intersections can often lead to bottlenecks in traffic flows and cause congestion, delay, and environmental problems. How to manage traffic smartly by intelligent signal control is…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-05-21 Mengyu Guo , Pin Wang , Ching-Yao Chan , Sid Askary