Increasing the capacity of signalized intersections with separate left turn phases

A separate turn phase is often used on the approach leg to an intersections with heavy left turns. This wastes capacity on the approach because some of its lanes cannot discharge during its green phases. The paper shows that the problem can be eliminated by reorganizing traffic on all the lanes upstream of an intersection using a mid-block pre-signal. If drivers behave deterministically, the capacity that can be achieved is the same as if there were no left turns. However, if the reorganization is too drastic, it may be counterintuitive to drivers. This can be remedied by reorganizing traffic on just some of the available lanes. It is shown that such partial reorganization still increases capacity significantly, even if drivers behave randomly and only one lane is reorganized. The paper shows how to optimize the design of a pre-signal system for a generic intersection. It also identifies both, the potential benefits of the proposed system for a broad class of intersections, and the domain of application where the benefits are most significant.     

Estimating traffic volumes for signalized intersections using connected vehicle data

Recently connected vehicle (CV) technology has received significant attention thanks to active pilot deployments supported by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT). At signalized intersections, CVs may serve as mobile sensors, providing opportunities of reducing dependencies on conventional vehicle detectors for signal operation. However, most of the existing studies mainly focus on scenarios that penetration rates of CVs reach certain level, e.g., 25%, which may not be feasible in the near future. How to utilize data from a small number of CVs to improve traffic signal operation remains an open question. In this work, we develop an approach to estimate traffic volume, a key input to many signal optimization algorithms, using GPS trajectory data from CV or navigation devices under low market penetration rates. To estimate traffic volumes, we model vehicle arrivals at signalized intersections as a time-dependent Poisson process, which can account for signal coordination. The estimation problem is formulated as a maximum likelihood problem given multiple observed trajectories from CVs approaching to the intersection. An expectation maximization (EM) procedure is derived to solve the estimation problem. Two case studies were conducted to validate our estimation algorithm. One uses the CV data from the Safety Pilot Model Deployment (SPMD) project, in which around 2800 CVs were deployed in the City of Ann Arbor, MI. The other uses vehicle trajectory data from users of a commercial navigation service in China. Mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of the estimation is found to be 9–12%, based on benchmark data manually collected and data from loop detectors. Considering the existing scale of CV deployments, the proposed approach could be of significant help to traffic management agencies for evaluating and operating traffic signals, paving the way of using CVs for detector-free signal operation in the future.     

交叉口协调感应信号控制

介绍了传统的感应控制方法,着重对协调感应信号控制的基本原理,控制过程等进行了分析,并提出了解决问题的方法。分析了定时信号控制和感应信号控制的优缺点,对感应信号控制的进一步研究提出了几点看法。     

信号采样理论在交通流检测点布设中的应用

在对交通流检测点布设领域研究应用现状进行分析与抽象的基础上,提出交通流检测点布设本质上属于空间交通流信号采样问题。依据信号采样理论,建立了确定检测点间距或密度的方法与流程,该流程包括空间交通流信号产生、离散傅里叶变换、频谱分析、间距确定、误差分析5个步骤。对高速公路拥挤状态下的仿真分析表明:100 m的检测点间距可以满足对拥挤交通流状态的真实检测,该数值接近于实际应用中的最小值(125 m),说明该理论方法具有较好的实用性。     

城市交通信号控制系统ACTRA的建设和应用

对新一代的交通信号控制系统(ACTRA)进行了简要介绍,对国内应用现状进行了分析,指出该系统的工作模式和模块化设计的结构特点,重点对系统的控制优化算法进行了研究,对Sy nchro仿真软件在ACTRA系统中的应用进行了探讨.     

基于子波能量和神经网络分类器的机动车车型识别

为了使交通管理系统能进行可靠的机动车分类,研究了轿车、轻型越野车和货车3种机动车目标的声信号,提出了一种采用子波分解后不同尺度上声信号能量作为特征向量的特征提取算法,并设计了kNN(k近邻)分类器和改进BP神经网络分类器用于目标分类。目标识别和分类试验结果表明:所提出的特征提取算法能够很好地体现不同类型目标之间的差异,提取的特征向量稳健;设计的改进BP神经网络分类器的分类精度可达92.6%,且分类效果优于kNN分类器。     

汽车前照灯配光性能测试方法的研究

着重阐述了前照灯近光配光性能测试中的各测试点及区域的含义、测试方法以及误差分析。提出了提高测试速度和精度的方法，还介绍了国家汽车质量监督检查中心研制的激光灯具全自动照准仪和计算机多功能配光自动测试软件及其应用。     

平面交叉口间距对道路交通的影响

平面交叉口间距主要包括信号交叉口的间距、无信号接入间距以及支路与交叉口的间距。研究表明道路上的交通事故率、出行时间、延误随着交叉口、交通信号、接入密度的增加而增大。总结分析了平面交叉口间距对道路交通的影响,并给出了一些参考性的建议。     

单点交叉口信号实时配时模型及蚂蚁算法

以延误时间、停车次数和通行能力作为性能指标，各性能指标的加权系数随交通需求的不同而变化。提出交叉口实时配时，采用一种新型随机搜索思想——蚂蚁优化算法来求解此模型的非线形问题。仿真试验表明，所得结果优于经典方法，降低了交叉口的总延误时间和停车次数，提高了通行能力。     

CA1120PK2L2载货汽车前照灯故障及检修

介绍了CA1120PK2L2载货汽车前照灯在行驶中常见的故障及其检修，一是在汽车行驶中将变光开关置于远光位置中，两侧远光灯都不亮，二是打开远光灯时，一侧亮而另一侧不亮，三是开关置于关闭位置时远光灯常亮，四是近光灯不亮，五是开关置于关闭位置时近光灯常亮等，另外，介绍了该车前照灯电路。