Freeway traffic control: A survey

S Siri, C Pasquale, S Sacone, A Ferrara - Automatica, 2021 - Elsevier
Freeway traffic control is a broad research area, not only interesting for its applicative
perspective, but also highly motivating for theoretical investigations. This research topic has …

A new reinforcement learning-based variable speed limit control approach to improve traffic efficiency against freeway jam waves

Y Han, A Hegyi, L Zhang, Z He, E Chung… - … research part C: emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional reinforcement learning (RL) models of variable speed limit (VSL) control
systems (and traffic control systems in general) cannot be trained in real traffic process …

Evaluation of short‐term freeway speed prediction based on periodic analysis using statistical models and machine learning models

X Yang, Y Zou, J Tang, J Liang… - Journal of Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate prediction of traffic information (ie, traffic flow, travel time, traffic speed, etc.) is a key
component of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). Traffic speed is an important indicator …

Freeway traffic flow cellular automata model based on mean velocity feedback

J Zeng, Y Qian, P Mi, C Zhang, F Yin, L Zhu… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Making full use of real-time feedback traffic information to guide road traffic is one of the hot
spots in the field of intelligent transportation system, which has practical significance for …

Selection of the speed command distance for improved performance of a rule-based VSL and lane change control

T Yuan, F Alasiri, PA Ioannou - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Variable Speed Limit (VSL) control has been one of the most popular techniques with the
potential of smoothing traffic flow, maximizing throughput at bottlenecks, and improving …

Integrated variable speed limits and lane-changing control for freeway lane-drop bottlenecks

Y Guo, H Xu, Y Zhang, D Yao - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There are generally two kinds of traffic control strategies to relieve traffic congestion in lane-
drop bottlenecks: variable speed limits (VSL) control and lane-changing (LC) control …

A variable speed limit control based on variable cell transmission model in the connecting traffic environment

P Mao, X Ji, X Qu, L Li, B Ran - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the conventional variable speed limit (VSL) strategy, the control area is fixed under
confined conditions. With the facility of the roadside unit, the control area for the VSL will …

Illustrating the implications of moving blocks on railway traffic flow behavior with fundamental diagrams

AD de Rivera, CT Dick - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many railroads are currently developing advanced train control systems incorporating
moving blocks with the potential to shift train separation principles from a system based on …

Fuzzy-based variable speed limits system under connected vehicle environment: A simulation-based case study in the city of Naples

A Coppola, L Di Costanzo, L Pariota… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper handles the problem of controlling speed limits on freeways in a connected traffic
environment to reduce traffic congestion and improve both the operational and …

Design and analysis of control strategies for pedestrian flows

N Molyneaux, R Scarinci, M Bierlaire - Transportation, 2021 - Springer
Exploiting the full potential of pedestrian infrastructure is becoming critical in many
environments which cannot be easily expanded to cope with the increasing pedestrian …