Equity in traffic light control: Identifying- and measuring equity traffic light control. A case study to improve equity at the intersection A050 in Deventer for intelligent Traffic Light Controller: Flowtack

A new generation of intelligent Traffic Light Controllers uses Model Predictive Control to minimise delay at signalised intersections. The conventional cycle of set sequences of green phases is dropped for optimisation purposes. This research uses the ethical theories utilitarianism, egalitarianism, sufficientarianism & deontology to define...

Shortening signal timings of vehicle-actuated controllers by using communicating, automated vehicles, in the transition period from fully human-driven vehicles to fully autonomous vehicles

Intersections are the bottleneck of traffic flow. Vehicle-actuated control improved the delay at an intersection by making the green phase variable based on the presence of vehicles as measured by detector loops. The duration of the yellow and red phase remains fixed times because intentions of specific human-driven vehicles (HDVs) are unknown,...

Redesign Frequency for Fixed-time and Vehicle-actuated Signal Controllers at A Right-turning Channelized Intersection

Fixed-time control and vehicle-actuated control are two main signaling strategies implemented at intersections for urban traffic management. The timing and structure of the controllers are usually designed optimally based on average historical demand patterns at the intersection. Under the premise of performance quality assurance, both fixed...

Algorithm Design for Traffic Signal Timings Predictions of Vehicle-Actuated Intersections using Support Vector Regression

Advanced control techniques for post-buckled precompressed (PBP) flight control actuators

The dynamic response of a new class of flight control actuators that rely on post-buckled recompressed (PBP) piezoelectric elements is investigated. While past research has proven that PBP actuators are capable of generating deflections three times higher than conventional bimorph actuators, this paper quantifies the work output and power...