Traffic flow on freeways is a complex process that often is described by a set of highly nonlinear, dynamic equations in the form of a macroscopic traffic flow model. However, some of the existing macroscopic models have been found to exhibit instabilities in their behavior and often do not track real traffic data correctly. On the other hand, microscopic traffic flow models can yield more detailed and accurate representations of traffic flow but are computationally intensive and typically not suitable for real-time implementation. Nevertheless, such implementations are likely to be necessary for development and application of advanced traffic control concepts in intelligent vehicle-highway systems. The development of a multilayer feed-forward artificial neural network model to address the freeway traffic system identification problem is presented. The solution of this problem is viewed as an essential element of an effort to build an improved freeway traffic flow model for the purpose of developing real-time predictive control strategies for dynamic traffic systems. To study the initial feasibility of the proposed neural network approach for traffic system identification, a three-layer feed-forward neural network model has been developed to emulate an improved version of a well-known higher-order continuum traffic model. Simulation results show that the neural network model can capture the traffic dynamics of this model quite closely. Future research will attempt to attain similar levels of performance using real traffic data.


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    Title :

    Macroscopic Modeling of Freeway Traffic Using an Artificial Neural Network


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record


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    Publication date :

    1997-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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