An efficient one-step-ahead optimal control for urban signalized traffic networks based on an averaged Cell-Transmission Model

This paper presents a model for large urban traffic networks, based on the well-known macroscopic Cell Transmission Model. We start by describing the dynamics of traffic flow at signalized intersections. Then we develop an average-based approximation of such a system, that we use to build our control algorithm as a linear optimization problem. Simulation results validate the averaged approach and show the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.

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