Traffic Operations and Management

Integrated Roadway/Adaptive Cruise Control System: Safety, Performance, Environmental and Near Term Deployment Considerations

Ioannou, Petros
Wang, Yun
Chang, Hwan
2007

In this project, we present the design, analysis and performance evaluation of the Integrated Roadway/Adaptive Cruise Control System (IRAC) proposed in Task Order (TO) 4242 and studied further in the continuation of TO4242 under TO5501. The IRAC system is a highway traffic control system which integrates ramp metering strategies and a speed control strategy by taking into account highway to vehicle communication, and adaptive cruise control (ACC) system technologies on board of the vehicles. The IRAC system closes the loop of an almost open loop highway traffic system by controlling both...

Using Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) to Form High-Performance Vehicle Streams. Microscopic Traffic Modeling

Liu, Hao
2018

This document summarizes the microscopic traffic simulation models used in the project entitled Using Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) to Form High-Performance Vehicle Streams. The major components of the microscopic traffic model include the vehicle dispatching model, human driver model and ACC/CACC model. The vehicle dispatching model determines how a modeled vehicle enters the simulation network and the distribution of different types of vehicles across the multi-lane highway. The human driver model and ACC/CACC model specify the car following and lane changing behaviors of...

Final Report: Mobile Surveillance and Wireless Communication Systems Field Operational Test Volume 2: FOT Objectives, Organization, System Design, Results, Conclusions and Recommendations

Klein, Lawrence
1999

The Mobile Surveillance and Wireless Communication Systems Field Operational Test (FOT) evaluated the performance of wireless traffic detection and communications systems in areas where permanent detectors, electrical power, and landline communications were not available. The FOT partners designed and built six surveillance and three ramp meter trailers, a video and data retransmission or relay site, and video and data reception facilities at the Caltrans District 12 and Anaheim Traffic Management Center (TMCs) and the University of California at Irvine Institute of Transportation Studies(...

Organizing For ITS: Computer Integration Transportation Phase 1: Results For Arterial And Highway Transportation Management Centers

Hall, Randolph W.
Lo, Hong K.
Minge, Erik
1994

The objective of this study is to evaluate alternative frameworks for Computer Integrated Transportation (CIT) from an institutional perspective. This was accomplished through site visits and interviews at existing Transportation Management Centers (TMCs), along with focus group sessions in which strategies for CIT were presented to TMC managers and staff for their comments and discussion. The study found that four factors: 1) time-frame, 2) linking information to actions, 3) broadcast orientation, and 4) embracement of new technologies have profound implications for Intelligent...

The Role Of Advanced Traveller Information Systems In Incident Management

Al-deek, Haitham Mohammed
1992

This dissertation deals with the application of Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) in incident management. Using an idealized traffic corridor and deterministic queuing methods, conditions under which route guidance information is useful are identified. Benefits to traffic guided with ATIS are estimated and system performance is evaluated in diverse environments of non-recurring congestion.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Toolbox: Assessing Person Throughput to Measure Transportation Impacts for BRT Projects

Koling, Adam
Zhang, Wei-Bin
Zhou, Kun
Meng, Huadong
2018

This report studied person throughput as an impact metric for proposed BRT routes under Caltrans jurisdiction, given the agency’s specific interest in preserving or improving the performance of particular state-owned corridors. It also introduces a simple spreadsheet tool to estimate a BRT project’s traffic impact and show how improved bus service can boost corridor performance. Representatives of Caltrans D4, D7, and D11 were interviewed after tentative development of the tool, expressed support of a transition towards person throughput, and offered feedback on how the tool might best...

Feasibility Study Of Advanced Technology Hov Systems: Volume 2a: Feasibility Of Implementing Roadway Powered Electric Vehicle Technology In El Monte Busway: A Case Study

Chira-Chavala, Ted
Lechner, Edward H.
Empey, Dan M.
1992

This study investigates issues concerning the implementation and impacts of lateral guidance/control systems and the phased implementation of these systems in exclusive-access High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. The study is divided into 5 volumes. The objectives of each volume are as follows: Vol. 1: identify strategies for early deployment of longitudinal control technologies on the highway, and to evaluate potential impacts of these strategies on traffic operation, highway capacity, and traffic accidents. Vol. 2A: assess the feasibility of early deployment of Roadway Powered Electric...

Development of BRT Architecture: A System Engineering Approach

Hickman, Mark
Tan, Chin-Woo
Lau, Peter
Zhang, Wei-Bin
2006

This report discusses the development of system architecture for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. In the course of the development of system architecture, it is critical to take a system engineering approach in the development of BRT architecture to assess BRT service needs (or features), the functional realization of these service needs and the means of technological implementation. Motivated by the National ITS architecture, the BRT architecture has a hierarchy of three layers: application, physical, and logical. The application...

Simulation of IVHS on the Santa Monica Freeway Corridor Using the INTEGRATION Model. Phase 2: Preliminary ATIS and ATMS Experiments

Gardes, Yonnel
May, Adolf D.
1993

The general objective of the project is to investigate and quantify the likely benefits of implementing various ATMS and ATlS control strategies on the real-life Santa Monica freeway corridor in Los Angeles.The different strategies to be tested in Phase 2 include freeway ramp metering, real-time traffic signal optimization, route guidance systems, and combinations of these strategies. Investigations of different strategies are performed for the same network conditions (portion of the Santa Monica freeway corridor previously coded in Phase 1) and under the same demand level (typical morning...

Trav Info Evaluation Traveler Response Element: Trav Info 817-1717 Caller Study Phase 1 Results

Yim, Youngbin
Hall, Randoph
Koo, Ronald
Miller, Mark A.
1998

This paper presents a discussion on how traffic information is obtained and how the congestion of a major freeway affects travel behavior. It reports on survey results of commuters affected by two highway incidents south of San Francisco. The survey collected information on travel behavior, how the traffic information was obtained, and how it influenced route, model of travel and departure time. Results of the surveys suggest that travel behavior is largely unaffected by individual incidents of congestion. The study is also one of several designed to provide an assessment of the impact of...