Reference:
R.T. van Katwijk,
B. De Schutter, and
J. Hellendoorn,
"Multi-agent control of traffic networks: Algorithm and case study,"
Proceedings of the 12th International IEEE Conference on
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2009), St. Louis,
Missouri, pp. 316-321, Oct. 2009.
Abstract:
As more and more traffic control instruments are installed, the
probability increases that conflicts will arise or that coordination
opportunities are lost when various traffic control measures are
applied in the same area. Traffic control instruments can thus no
longer be considered separately, but have to be considered as part of
a larger network. By modeling the separate measures as intelligent
agents, the actions of the individual instruments can be coordinated.
By coordinating neighboring traffic control instruments, it can be
prevented that they impede each other and one can realize that they
function better as a whole. This paper proposes a procedure through
which coordination between traffic control instruments can be
achieved. We also illustrate the benefits of this multi-agent
coordination approach for a simulation-based case study for the N470
arterial near Delft, The Netherlands, in which the new coordination
approach is combined with a recently proposed block-based look-ahead
traffic-adaptive control algorithm.