The queue control algorithms that are commonly used by ramp-metering controllers often permit the queue to extend a considerable distance upstream of the queue detector on the ramp. This detector senses the presence of a queue with the intent of preventing queue spillback onto the surface street or intersection that is located upstream of the ramp. Queue control is usually obtained by switching between the desired metering rate and a higher metering rate. In some cases metering is terminated. This type of limit cycle control often results in considerable variation in the length of the queue, even for a constant average vehicle arrival rate at the ramp. This high-amplitude limit cycle operation is indicated, by simulation, to result from the relatively long detector sampling and computation period (typically 1 min) that is commonly used. A control algorithm using a 10-sec sampling period is indicated to substantially reduce the limit cycle amplitude. Performance is further improved when the control algorithm anticipates the buildup of the queue over the spillback detector.


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    Titel :

    Algorithm for Controlling Spillback from Ramp Meters


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1996




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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