Optimal Traffic Control

Addressing issues of both efficiency and traffic safety, Optimal Traffic Control examines the traffic control optimization problem in detail and formulates a novel solution method. Through an approach based on control theory, graph theory, and combinatorial optimization, the authors derive a full mathematical description of the traffic control problem and enumerate all combinatorial aspects. The result is a set of algorithmic solutions to various problems along with a computer implementation that readers can incorporate into real traffic control systems for immediate results. The book concludes by evaluating the influence on intersection performance of the choice of a complete set of signal groups.