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Efficient traffic signal control (TSC) has been one of the most useful ways for reducing urban road congestion. Key to the challenge of TSC includes 1) the essential of real-time signal decision, 2) the complexity in traffic dynamics, and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Wanyuan Wang , Tianchi Qiao , Jinming Ma , Jiahui Jin , Zhibin Li , Weiwei Wu , Yichuan Jian

Traffic signal control (TSC) is a complex and important task that affects the daily lives of millions of people. Reinforcement Learning (RL) has shown promising results in optimizing traffic signal control, but current RL-based TSC methods…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Longchao Da , Hao Mei , Romir Sharma , Hua Wei

This paper addresses the problem of a boundary control design for traffic evolving in a large-scale urban network. The traffic state is described on a macroscopic scale and corresponds to the vehicle density, whose dynamics are governed by…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-17 Liudmila Tumash , Carlos Canudas-de-Wit , Maria Laura Delle Monache

Leveraging the accuracy and consistency of vehicle motion control enabled by the connected and automated vehicle technology, we propose the rhythmic control (RC) scheme that allows vehicles to pass through an intersection in a conflict-free…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-12 Xiangdong Chen , Meng Li , Xi Lin , Yafeng Yin , Fang He

Motivated by the fact that intelligent traffic control systems have become inevitable demand to cope with the risk of traffic congestion in urban areas, this paper develops a distributed control strategy for urban traffic networks. Since…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-06 Viet Hoang Pham , Kazunori Sakurama , Shaoshuai Mou , Hyo-Sung Ahn

In this paper, we investigate traffic signal control in a network of interconnected intersections, aiming to balance lane-level vehicle densities through optimal green-time allocation. We develop a two-lane traffic flow model that…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-09 Xinfeng Ru , Ting Bai , Weiguo Xia , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

We present a self-organising, decentralised control method for material flows in networks. The concept applies to networks where time sharing mechanisms between conflicting flows in nodes are required and where a coordination of these local…

Physics and Society · Physics 2007-05-23 Stefan Lämmer , Hiroshi Kori , Karsten Peters , Dirk Helbing

Traffic congestion, primarily driven by intersection queuing, significantly impacts urban living standards, safety, environmental quality, and economic efficiency. While Traffic Signal Control (TSC) systems hold potential for congestion…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Qiang Li , Jin Niu , Lina Yu

This paper proposes a set of technological solutions to transform existing transport systems into more intelligent, interactive systems by utilizing optimization and control methods that can be implemented in the near future. This will…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-31 Yi Zhang

An adaptive traffic signal controller (ATSC) combined with a connected vehicle (CV) concept uses real-time vehicle trajectory data to regulate green time and has the ability to reduce intersection waiting time significantly and thereby…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-12 Sagar Dasgupta , Courtland Hollis , Mizanur Rahman , Travis Atkison

Urban intersections, merging roadways, roundabouts, and speed reduction zones along with the driver responses to various disturbances are the primary sources of bottlenecks in corridors that contribute to traffic congestion. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-19 A M Ishtiaque Mahbub , Liuhui Zhao , Dimitris Assanis , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

Urban traffic congestion remains a critical challenge in modern cities, with traffic signal control systems often struggling to manage congestion during peak travel times. Perimeter control of a Protected Network (PN) has emerged as a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-14 Alexander Roocroft , Marco Rinaldi

Inefficiencies in traffic flow through an intersection lead to stopping vehicles, unnecessary congestion, and increased accident risk. In this paper, we propose a traffic signal controller platform demonstrating the ability to increase…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-03 Frederik Baymler Mathiesen , Garey Fleeman

This paper introduces a self-organizing traffic signal system for an urban road network. The key elements of this system are agents that control traffic signals at intersections. Each agent uses an interval microscopic traffic model to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2014-06-05 Bartlomiej Placzek

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) utilizes congestion avoidance and control mechanisms as a preventive measure against congestive collapse and as an adaptive measure in the presence of changing network conditions. The set of available…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-04-27 Gayane Vardoyan , C. V. Hollot , Don Towsley

The efficiency of traffic flows in urban areas is known to crucially depend on signal operation. Here, elements of signal control are discussed, based on the minimization of overall travel times or vehicle queues. Interestingly, we find…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-05-13 Dirk Helbing , Amin Mazloumian

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

The prevailing reinforcement-learning-based traffic signal control methods are typically staging-optimizable or duration-optimizable, depending on the action spaces. In this paper, we propose a novel control architecture, TBO, which is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-28 Haoqing Luo , sheng jin

One of the main problems that local authorities of large cities have to face is the regulation of urban mobility. They need to provide the means to allow for the efficient movement of people and distribution of goods. However, the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-01-24 Holger Billhardt , Alberto Fernández , Pasqual Martí , Javier Prieto Tejedor , Sascha Ossowski

This paper proposes a robust optimal eco-driving control strategy considering multiple signalized intersections with uncertain traffic signal timing. A spatial vehicle velocity profile optimization formulation is developed to minimize the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-21 Chao Sun , Xinwei Shen , Scott Moura