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This paper devotes to the development of an optimal acceleration/speed profile for autonomous vehicles approaching a traffic light. The design objective is to achieve both short travel time and low energy consumption as well as avoid idling…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-02-28 Xiangyu Meng , Christos G. Cassandras

A macroscopic model is proposed to depict the traffic dynamics involved in urban traffic systems. The link dynamics are described based on the cell-transmission model and bounded by the link capacities, while the flow dynamics are proposed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-02-25 Yicheng Zhang

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

An important question for the practical applicability of the highly efficient traffic intersection control is about the minimal level of intelligence the vehicles need to have so as to move beyond the traffic light control. We propose an…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2017-08-16 Bo Yang , Christopher Monterola

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

Vehicle-infrastructure communication opens up new ways to improve traffic flow efficiency at signalized intersections. In this study, we assume that equipped vehicles can obtain information about switching times of relevant traffic lights…

Physics and Society · Physics 2014-08-26 Martin Treiber , Arne Kesting

This work examines the implications of uncoupled intersections with local real-world topology and sensor setup on traffic light control approaches. Control approaches are evaluated with respect to: Traffic flow, fuel consumption and noise…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-11-29 Mark Schutera , Niklas Goby , Stefan Smolarek , Markus Reischl

We propose a stochastic model for the intersection of two urban streets. The traffic state at the crossroads is controlled by a set of traffic lights, which periodically switch to red and green with a total period of T. Vehicular dynamics…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Ebrahim Fouladvand , Nima Hamedani Radja

In this paper we study a traffic intersection with vehicle-actuated traffic signal control. Traffic lights stay green until all lanes within a group are emptied. Assuming general renewal arrival processes, we derive exact limiting…

Probability · Mathematics 2014-09-11 Marko Boon , Ivo Adan , Erik Winands , Doug Down

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

Earlier work has established a decentralized optimal control framework for coordinating online a continuous flow of connected automated vehicles (CAVs) entering a control zone and crossing two adjacent intersections in an urban area. A…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-02-21 Yue Zhang , Christos G. Cassandras , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

Traffic signal control (TSC) is a core component of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), aiming to reduce congestion, emissions, and travel time. Recent approaches based on reinforcement learning (RL) and large language models (LLMs)…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Qing Guo , Xinhang Li , Junyu Chen , Zheng Guo , Shengzhe Xu , Lin Zhang , Lei Li

This paper proposes a reinforcement learning approach for traffic control with the adaptive horizon. To build the controller for the traffic network, a Q-learning-based strategy that controls the green light passing time at the network…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-04-01 Wentao Chen , Tehuan Chen , Guang Lin

We present a fluid-dynamic model for the simulation of urban traffic networks with road sections of different lengths and capacities. The model allows one to efficiently simulate the transitions between free and congested traffic, taking…

Popular Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Dirk Helbing , Stefan Lämmer , Jean-Patrick Lebacque

The objective of this paper is to design and implement an intelligent Traffic Light Controller system for a four way road intersection. The design is carried out using Verilog, and the hardware is implemented on a FPGA. The chosen…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-27 Apoorva Banerjee

Detecting emergency vehicles arrival on roads has been the focus for many researchers. It is quite important to detect the emergency vehicles (e.g; ambulance) arrival to traffic light to give the green light for it to pass through. Many…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-09-01 Maythem K. Abbas , Mohd Noh Karsiti , Madzlan Napiah , Samir Brahim

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

We study the impact of global traffic light control strategies in a recently proposed cellular automaton model for vehicular traffic in city networks. The model combines basic ideas of the Biham-Middleton-Levine model for city traffic and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Elmar Brockfeld , Robert Barlovic , Andreas Schadschneider , Michael Schreckenberg

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

City-scale traffic signal control (TSC) involves thousands of heterogeneous intersections with varying topologies, making cooperative decision-making across intersections particularly challenging. Given the prohibitive computational cost of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-07 Jinwei Zeng , Chao Yu , Xinyi Yang , Wenxuan Ao , Qianyue Hao , Jian Yuan , Yong Li , Yu Wang , Huazhong Yang