We propose a distributed algorithm for controlling traffic signals. Our algorithm is adapted from backpressure routing, which has been mainly applied to communication and power networks. We formally prove that our algorithm ensures global optimality as it leads to maximum network throughput even though the controller is constructed and implemented in a completely distributed manner. Simulation results show that our algorithm significantly outperforms SCATS, an adaptive traffic signal control system that is being used in many cities.


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    Title :

    Distributed traffic signal control for maximum network throughput


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    Publication date :

    2012


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    Original manuscript May 27, 2012
    Wongpiromsarn, Tichakorn, Tawit Uthaicharoenpong, Yu Wang, Emilio Frazzoli, and Danwei Wang. “Distributed traffic signal control for maximum network throughput.” In 2012 15th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 588-595. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012.




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    Article (Journal)


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    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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