Development and Application of On-Line Strategies for Optimal IntersectionControl. Phase 2. Off-Line Evaluation of Control Strategies and Development of a Live Laboratory

摘要

This project evaluates various intersection control strategies in a simulatedenvironment and also helped establish a live laboratory for use in future testing of new control strategies. The report reviews major intersection control strategies, including the state-of-the-art strategies with adaptive and on-line timing generation features. In addition, it details simulation result for the OPAC control strategy. The NETSIM simulator created the simulation environment for a test network that included part of downtown Minneapolis. Comparison results indicate that OPAC performs best with low-traffic demands, and pretimed control was the most effective during peak periods when traffic demand reached capacity.