Adaptive traffic signal control is a promising technique for alleviating traffic congestion. Reinforcement Learning (RL) has the potential to tackle the optimal traffic control problem for a single agent. However, the ultimate goal is to develop integrated traffic control for multiple intersections. Integrated traffic control can be efficiently achieved using decentralized controllers. Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) is an extension of RL techniques that makes it possible to decentralize multiple agents in a non-stationary environments. Most of the studies in the field of traffic signal control consider a stationary environment, an approach whose shortcomings are highlighted in this paper. A Q-Learning-based acyclic signal control system that uses a variable phasing sequence is developed. To investigate the appropriate state model for different traffic conditions, three models were developed, each with different state representation. The models were tested on a typical multiphase intersection to minimize the vehicle delay and were compared to the pre-timed control strategy as a benchmark. The Q-Learning control system consistently outperformed the widely used Webster pre-timed optimized signal control strategy under various traffic conditions.


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    Title :

    An agent-based learning towards decentralized and coordinated traffic signal control


    Contributors:
    El-Tantawy, S (author) / Abdulhai, B (author)


    Publication date :

    2010-09-01


    Size :

    729696 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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