Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium
Area traffic control systems play an important role in determining the equilibrium between demand and supply in an urban highway network. The paper describes some of the methods that have been developed for the operation of these systems and derives the level-of-service that would result from a give...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center
2004
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| author | Gartner, Nathan H. |
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| description | Area traffic control systems play an important role in determining the equilibrium between demand and supply in an urban highway network. The paper describes some of the methods that have been developed for the operation of these systems and derives the level-of-service that would result from a given set of flows. Currently used techniques attempt to optimize network performance assuming a fixed pattern of demands. It is shown, via an example, that control measures can be used to affect the demand pattern in such a way that total network performance is improved. A model for achieving this objective is discussed. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/51332019-04-12T08:06:45Z Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium Gartner, Nathan H. Area traffic control systems play an important role in determining the equilibrium between demand and supply in an urban highway network. The paper describes some of the methods that have been developed for the operation of these systems and derives the level-of-service that would result from a given set of flows. Currently used techniques attempt to optimize network performance assuming a fixed pattern of demands. It is shown, via an example, that control measures can be used to affect the demand pattern in such a way that total network performance is improved. A model for achieving this objective is discussed. Supported in part by the U.S. Army Research Office (Durham) under Contract No. DAHC04-73-C-0032 2004-05-28T19:24:39Z 2004-05-28T19:24:39Z 1975-03 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5133 en_US Operations Research Center Working Paper;OR 041-75 1746 bytes 1210235 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center |
| spellingShingle | Gartner, Nathan H. Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium |
| title | Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium |
| title_full | Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium |
| title_fullStr | Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium |
| title_short | Area Traffic Control and Network Equilibrium |
| title_sort | area traffic control and network equilibrium |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5133 |
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