Self-organizing traffic lights: A realistic simulation

TitleSelf-organizing traffic lights: A realistic simulation
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsCools, SBae, Gershenson, C, D'Hooghe}, B{
EditorProkopenko, M
Book TitleSelf-Organization: Applied Multi-Agent Systems
Chapter3
Pagination41–49
PublisherSpringer
Abstract

We have previously shown in an abstract simulation (Gershenson, 2005) that self-organizing traffic lights can improve greatly traffic flow for any density. In this paper, we extend these results to a realistic setting, implementing self-organizing traffic lights in an advanced traffic simulator using real data from a Brussels avenue. On average, for different traffic densities, travel waiting times are reduced by 50% compared to the current green wave method.

URLhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nlin.AO/0610040
DOI10.1007/978-1-84628-982-8_3