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This paper proposes a reinforcement learning-based approach for optimal transient frequency control in power systems with stability and safety guarantees. Building on Lyapunov stability theory and safety-critical control, we derive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-22 Zhenyi Yuan , Changhong Zhao , Jorge Cortes

Reinforcement Learning (RL) in Traffic Signal Control (TSC) faces significant hurdles in real-world deployment due to limited generalization to dynamic traffic flow variations. Existing approaches often overfit static patterns and use…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Sheng-You Huang , Hsiao-Chuan Chang , Yen-Chi Chen , Ting-Han Wei , I-Hau Yeh , Sheng-Yao Kuan , Chien-Yao Wang , Hsuan-Han Lee , I-Chen Wu

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

Traffic congestion in urban areas is a significant problem, leading to prolonged travel times, reduced efficiency, and increased environmental concerns. Effective traffic signal control (TSC) is a key strategy for reducing congestion.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Maonan Wang , Yirong Chen , Yuheng Kan , Chengcheng Xu , Michael Lepech , Man-On Pun , Xi Xiong

Despite technological advancements, the significance of interdisciplinary subjects like complex networks has grown. Exploring communication within these networks is crucial, with traffic becoming a key concern due to the expanding…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-02 Seyed Hassan Yajadda , Farshad Safaei

Reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms have been widely applied in traffic signal studies. There are, however, several problems in jointly controlling traffic lights for a large transportation network. First, the action space exponentially…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-06 Gyeongjun Kim , Keemin Sohn

Lane change decision-making for autonomous vehicles is a complex but high-reward behavior. In this paper, we propose a hybrid input based deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithm, which realizes abstract lane change decisions and lane…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Ziteng Gao , Jiaqi Qu , Chaoyu Chen

Recent work in decentralized, schedule-driven traffic control has demonstrated the ability to significantly improve traffic flow efficiency in complex urban road networks. However, in situations where vehicle volumes increase to the point…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-03-12 Hsu-Chieh Hu , Stephen F. Smith

Expert human drivers perform actions relying on traffic laws and their previous experience. While traffic laws are easily embedded into an artificial brain, modeling human complex behaviors which come from past experience is a more…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2019-03-05 Giulio Bacchiani , Daniele Molinari , Marco Patander

An efficient urban bus control system has the potential to significantly reduce travel delays and streamline the allocation of transportation resources, thereby offering enhanced and user-friendly transit services to passengers. However,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-17 Qinghui Nie , Jishun Ou , Haiyang Zhang , Jiawei Lu , Shen Li , Haotian Shi

Time-dependent fixed-time control is a cost-effective control method that is widely employed at signalized intersections in numerous countries. Existing optimization models rely on traditional delay models with specific assumptions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-01 Chaopeng Tan , Yumin Cao , Xuegang , Ban , Keshuang Tang

Traffic control optimization is a challenging task for various traffic centres in the world and majority of approaches focus only on applying adaptive methods under normal (recurrent) traffic conditions. But optimizing the control plans…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-14 Tuo Mao , Adriana-Simona Mihaita , Chen Cai

A properly designed controller can help improve the quality of experimental measurements or force a dynamical system to follow a completely new time-evolution path. Recent developments in deep reinforcement learning have made steep advances…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-02-26 Ruslan Mukhamadiarov

Autonomous driving decision-making is a great challenge due to the complexity and uncertainty of the traffic environment. Combined with the rule-based constraints, a Deep Q-Network (DQN) based method is applied for autonomous driving lane…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-03 Junjie Wang , Qichao Zhang , Dongbin Zhao , Yaran Chen

This paper proposes a cooperative strategy of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) longitudinal control for partially connected and automated traffic environment based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithm, which enhances the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-04 Haotian Shi , Yang Zhou , Keshu Wu , Xin Wang , Yangxin Lin , Bin Ran

Free-flow road networks, such as suburban highways, are increasingly experiencing traffic congestion due to growing commuter inflow and limited infrastructure. Traditional control mechanisms, such as traffic signals or local heuristics, are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Ankit Bhardwaj , Rohail Asim , Sachin Chauhan , Yasir Zaki , Lakshminarayanan Subramanian

Combining data-driven applications with control systems plays a key role in recent Autonomous Car research. This thesis offers a structured review of the latest literature on Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) within the realm of autonomous…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Yiyang Chen , Chao Ji , Yunrui Cai , Tong Yan , Bo Su

Reinforcement learning techniques can provide substantial insights into the desired behaviors of future autonomous driving systems. By optimizing for societal metrics of traffic such as increased throughput and reduced energy consumption,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-01-03 Abdul Rahman Kreidieh , Yibo Zhao , Samyak Parajuli , Alexandre Bayen

Traffic signal control is a critical challenge in urban transportation, requiring coordination among multiple intersections to optimize network-wide traffic flow. While reinforcement learning has shown promise for adaptive signal control,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Haoran Su , Yandong Sun , Hanxiao Deng

Most of the current studies on autonomous vehicle decision-making and control tasks based on reinforcement learning are conducted in simulated environments. The training and testing of these studies are carried out under rule-based…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-22 Yuan Lin , Antai Xie , Xiao Liu