PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0009
Project Name:	Advanced Traffic Control Signal Algorithms
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Huang First Name: Peter Telephone: 202-493-3484 E-mail: peter.huang@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Operations Research and Development
Team:	Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Intersections
Project Description:	Highway congestion is largely caused by the inefficiency with which the roadway network capacity is managed. Traffic signals are the mechanism for managing arterial network capacity, yet the control of traffic signals has not significantly changed over the past several decades, despite rapid and profound changes in electronics, sensors and communication technologies, and software. The main impediment to improvements in traffic signal systems has been the limited ability of available fixed-point detectors to measure the true state of the traffic network and its response to signal changes.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	February 16, 2010
End Date:	August 30, 2013
Funding Amount:	$0.00
FHWA Program Name:	Exploratory Advanced Research
Goals:	The goal of this project is to develop advanced signal control strategies based on connected vehicle data, i.e., real-time information on a vehicle's location, speed, and characteristics, as well as communication to the signal control infrastructure.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Work performed under this project presents an opportunity to overcome this impediment and to fundamentally rethink traffic signal operations based on the impending widespread availability of traffic probe data. Vehicle-infrastructure cooperation via the connected vehicle initiative could provide this comprehensive real-time information on the movements of vehicles throughout the entire road network, and allow a transformational change in how we control traffic and, finally, significantly address the problem of congestion along arterials.
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	California Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory, Other stakeholder BMW Group; Role(s): Technical University of California, Riverside; Role(s): Technical
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Work performed under this project presents an opportunity to overcome this impediment and to fundamentally rethink traffic signal operations based on the impending widespread availability of traffic probe data.
Deliverables:	Name: Project report and innovative traffic control algorithms. Product Type(s): Research report, Article Description: The deliverable is a detailed study report documenting efforts, findings, and recommendations. Audiences: Researchers, Traffic engineers, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff Secondary Audiences:
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Road Operations and Congestion--Congestion Mitigation Road Operations and Congestion--Real Time Traveler Information Road Operations and Congestion--Transportation Management
TRT Terms:	Traffic Control Operations Research Traffic Congestion Highways Traffic Signals Algorithms
FHWA Disciplines:	Operations
Subject Areas:	Operations and Traffic Management