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Existing data-driven and feedback traffic control strategies do not consider the heterogeneity of real-time data measurements. Besides, traditional reinforcement learning (RL) methods for traffic control usually converge slowly for lacking…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-14 C. Chen , Y. P. Huang , W. H. K. Lam , T. L. Pan , S. C. Hsu , A. Sumalee , R. X. Zhong

In reinforcement learning-based (RL-based) traffic signal control (TSC), decisions on the signal timing are made based on the available information on vehicles at a road intersection. This forms the state representation for the RL…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-13 Lawrence Francis , Blessed Guda , Ahmed Biyabani

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has shown significant potential in traffic signal control (TSC). However, current MARL-based methods often suffer from insufficient generalization due to the fixed traffic patterns and road network…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-03-13 Yihong Li , Chengwei Zhang , Furui Zhan , Wanting Liu , Kailing Zhou , Longji Zheng

In this paper, we study how to learn an appropriate lane changing strategy for autonomous vehicles by using deep reinforcement learning. We show that the reward of the system should consider the overall traffic efficiency instead of the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-21 Guan Wang , Jianming Hu , Zhiheng Li , Li Li

This study examines the potential impact of reinforcement learning (RL)-enabled autonomous vehicles (AV) on urban traffic flow in a mixed traffic environment. We focus on a simplified day-to-day route choice problem in a multi-agent…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Ahmet Onur Akman , Anastasia Psarou , Zoltán György Varga , Grzegorz Jamróz , Rafał Kucharski

This paper uses supervised learning, random search and deep reinforcement learning (DRL) methods to control large signalized intersection networks. The traffic model is Cellular Automaton rule 184, which has been shown to be a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-07 Jorge A. Laval , Hao Zhou

Intelligent traffic lights in smart cities can optimally reduce traffic congestion. In this study, we employ reinforcement learning to train the control agent of a traffic light on a simulator of urban mobility. As a difference from…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-28 Yue Zhu , Mingyu Cai , Chris Schwarz , Junchao Li , Shaoping Xiao

Urban traffic congestion is a growing global issue contributing significantly to long commute times and environmental pollution. Traditional traffic signal control systems often fail to adapt to dynamic traffic conditions. Adaptive traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Chinmay Mundane , Amith Manoharan , Arun Singh

Constrained multi-agent reinforcement learning offers the framework to design scalable and almost surely feasible solutions for teams of agents operating in dynamic environments to carry out conflicting tasks. We address the challenges of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-03 Leopoldo Agorio , Sean Van Alen , Santiago Paternain , Miguel Calvo-Fullana , Juan Andres Bazerque

Learning-based traffic signal control is typically optimized for average performance under a few nominal demand patterns, which can result in poor behavior under atypical traffic conditions. To address this, we develop a distributionally…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-23 Shuwei Pei , Joran Borger , Arda Kosay , Muhammed O. Sayin , Saeed Ahmed

This research introduces an innovative method for adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) through the utilization of multi-objective deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques. The proposed approach aims to enhance control strategies at…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-05 Shahin Mirbakhsh , Mahdi Azizi

This work presents a distributed algorithm for resolving cooperative multi-vehicle conflicts in highly constrained spaces. By formulating the conflict resolution problem as a Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (RL) problem, we can train a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-06 Xu Shen , Francesco Borrelli

This paper develops a decentralized reinforcement learning (RL) scheme for multi-intersection adaptive traffic signal control (TSC), called "CVLight", that leverages data collected from connected vehicles (CVs). The state and reward design…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-07-04 Mobin Zhao , Wangzhi Li , Yongjie Fu , Kangrui Ruan , Xuan Di

Traffic signal control is an important and challenging real-world problem, which aims to minimize the travel time of vehicles by coordinating their movements at the road intersections. Current traffic signal control systems in use still…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-01-17 Hua Wei , Guanjie Zheng , Vikash Gayah , Zhenhui Li

The time allocation problem in multi-function cognitive radar systems focuses on the trade-off between scanning for newly emerging targets and tracking the previously detected targets. We formulate this as a multi-objective optimization…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-27 Ziyang Lu , Subodh Kalia , M. Cenk Gursoy , Chilukuri K. Mohan , Pramod K. Varshney

Sub-optimal control policies in intersection traffic signal controllers (TSC) contribute to congestion and lead to negative effects on human health and the environment. Reinforcement learning (RL) for traffic signal control is a promising…

Many cooperative multi-agent problems require agents to learn individual tasks while contributing to the collective success of the group. This is a challenging task for current state-of-the-art multi-agent reinforcement algorithms that are…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-03-25 Hassam Ullah Sheikh , Ladislau Bölöni

Autonomous driving has attracted significant research interests in the past two decades as it offers many potential benefits, including releasing drivers from exhausting driving and mitigating traffic congestion, among others. Despite…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-08 Wei Zhou , Dong Chen , Jun Yan , Zhaojian Li , Huilin Yin , Wanchen Ge

Collision avoidance algorithms are essential for safe and efficient robot operation among pedestrians. This work proposes using deep reinforcement (RL) learning as a framework to model the complex interactions and cooperation with nearby,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-01-26 Michael Everett , Yu Fan Chen , Jonathan P. How

The deployment of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) poses considerable challenges and unique opportunities for the design and management of future urban road infrastructure. In light of this disruptive transformation, the Right-Of-Way (ROW)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-23 Qiming Ye , Yuxiang Feng , Jose Javier Escribano Macias , Marc Stettler , Panagiotis Angeloudis