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We propose a framework for generating a signal control policy for a traffic network of signalized intersections to accomplish control objectives expressible using linear temporal logic. By applying techniques from model checking and formal…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-06-23 Samuel Coogan , Ebru Aydin Gol , Murat Arcak , Calin Belta

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

The emergence of autonomous vehicles is expected to revolutionize road transportation in the near future. Although large-scale numerical simulations and small-scale experiments have shown promising results, a comprehensive theoretical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-07 Yang Zheng , Jiawei Wang , Keqiang Li

How to free a road from vehicle traffic as efficiently as possible and in a given time, in order to allow for example the passage of emergency vehicles? We are interested in this question which we reformulate as an optimal control problem.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-25 Mickael Bestard , Emmanuel Franck , Laurent Navoret , Yannick Privat

This paper presents a novel neural operator learning framework for designing boundary control to mitigate stop-and-go congestion on freeways. The freeway traffic dynamics are described by second-order coupled hyperbolic partial differential…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-12 Yihuai Zhang , Ruiguo Zhong , Huan Yu

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

This paper introduces a novel control strategy to optimize urban network traffic in mixed autonomy settings, featuring Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) alongside Human-Driven Vehicles (HDVs). Unlike previous control strategies, where…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-11 Muhammad Haris , Claudio Roncoli

We present a simple yet effective routing strategy inspired by coverage control, which delays the onset of congestion on traffic networks, by introducing a control parameter. The routing algorithm allows a trade-off between the congestion…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-08-17 Timothy Barker , Chao Zhai , Mario di Bernardo

This paper develops an adaptive traffic control policy inspired by Maximum Pressure (MP) while imposing coordination across intersections. The proposed Coordinated Maximum Pressure-plus-Penalty (CMPP) control policy features a local…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-01 Vinzenz Tütsch , Zhiyu He , Florian Dörfler , Kenan Zhang

Models for the dynamics of congestion control generally involve systems of coupled differential equations. Universally, these models assume that traffic sources saturate the maximum transmissions allowed by the congestion control method.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Harvinder Lehal , Natchanon Luangsomboon , Jörg Liebeherr

The control of a network of signalized intersections is considered. Previous work demonstrates that the so-called back-pressure control provides stability guarantees, assuming infinite queues capacities. In this paper, we highlight the…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-04-23 Jean Gregoire , Xiangjun Qian , Emilio Frazzoli , Arnaud de La Fortelle , Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn

In this paper we develop a boundary state feedback control law for a traffic flow network system in its most fundamental form: one incoming and one outgoing road connected by a junction. The macroscopic traffic dynamics on each road segment…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-31 Huan Yu , Jean Auriol , Miroslav Krstic

Traffic-responsive signal control is a cost-effective and easy-to-implement network management strategy with high potential in improving performance in congested networks with dynamic characteristics. Max Pressure (MP) distributed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-03 Dimitrios Tsitsokas , Anastasios Kouvelas , Nikolas Geroliminis

We address the traffic light control problem for a single intersection by viewing it as a stochastic hybrid system and developing a Stochastic Flow Model (SFM) for it. We adopt a quasi-dynamic control policy based on partial state…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2013-08-06 Yanfeng Geng , Christos G. Cassandras

This paper presents a real-time lane change control framework of autonomous driving in dense traffic, which exploits cooperative behaviors of other drivers. This paper focuses on heavy traffic where vehicles cannot change lanes without…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-10-01 Sangjae Bae , Dhruv Saxena , Alireza Nakhaei , Chiho Choi , Kikuo Fujimura , Scott Moura

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

In this paper, methods have been explored to effectively optimise traffic signal control to minimise waiting times and queue lengths, thereby increasing traffic flow. The traffic intersection was first defined as a Markov Decision Process,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-29 Hrishit Chaudhuri , Vibha Masti , Vishruth Veerendranath , S Natarajan

In this letter we propose an optimization-based boundary controller for traffic flow dynamics capable of achieving both stability and invariance conditions. The approach is based on the definition of Boundary Control Barrier Functionals,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Maria Teresa Chiri , Roberto Guglielmi , Gennaro Notomista

In this paper, we study the problem of traffic management in highways facing stochastic perturbations. To model the macroscopic traffic flow under perturbations, we use cell-transmission model with Markovian capacities. The decision…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-07-04 Li Jin , Alexander A. Kurzhanskiy , Saurabh Amin

Ill-managed intersections are the primary reasons behind the increasing traffic problem in urban areas, leading to nonoptimal traffic-flow and unnecessary deadlocks. In this paper, we propose an automated intersection management system that…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-02-19 Md. Mushfiqur Rahman , Nahian Muhtasim Zahin , Kazi Raiyan Mahmud , Md. Azmaeen Bin Ansar