Peer-to-Peer Priority Signal Control Strategy in a Connected Vehicle Environment

This paper presents a methodology that enhances the priority signal control model in the multi-modal intelligent traffic signal system (MMITSS). To overcome the range limit of vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) and the intersection geometry message (MAP) distance limits, peer-to-peer intersection communications are utilized to send priority requests from adjacent intersections. Through integrated communication, the peer priority control strategy can create a signal plan for prioritized vehicles that considers longer term (headway) arrival times. Transit vehicles are considered in this study. The longer-term signal plan provides a flexible signal schedule that allows local phase actuation. The peer priority strategy is effective in reducing the number of stops and delay for priority eligible vehicles, while minimizing the negative impact on regular vehicles. To validate the strategy, a simulation experiment was designed to compare fully actuated control, coordination, and MMITSS priority control using two different VISSIM simulation networks (Arizona and Utah). The result shows that the peer-to-peer long term planning strategy can improve transit service reliability while limiting the adverse impact on other traffic.

[1]  Cristián Zegers Ariztía,et al.  Manual , 2002 .

[2]  Wanjing Ma,et al.  Design and Evaluation of an Adaptive Bus Signal Priority System Base on Wireless Sensor Network , 2008, 2008 11th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

[3]  Peter T. Martin,et al.  Development and Evaluation of Algorithm for Resolution of Conflicting Transit Signal Priority Requests , 2012 .

[4]  Larry Head,et al.  Decision Model for Priority Control of Traffic Signals , 2006 .

[5]  Jia Hu,et al.  Coordinated transit signal priority supporting transit progression under Connected Vehicle Technology , 2015 .

[6]  Peter T. Martin,et al.  Stochastic optimization of traffic control and transit priority settings in VISSIM , 2008 .

[7]  Peter G Furth,et al.  Conditional Bus Priority at Signalized Intersections: Better Service with Less Traffic Disruption , 2000 .

[8]  Jun Ding,et al.  Multi-modal traffic signal control with priority, signal actuation and coordination , 2014 .

[9]  Amer Shalaby,et al.  Advanced Transit Signal Priority Control with Online Microsimulation-Based Transit Prediction Model , 2005 .

[10]  Francesc Robusté,et al.  Improving Bus Travel Times with Passive Traffic Signal Coordination , 2009 .

[11]  Peter G Furth,et al.  Predictive–Tentative Transit Signal Priority with Self-Organizing Traffic Signal Control , 2016 .

[12]  Peter A. Duerr.  Dynamic Right-of-Way for Transit Vehicles: Integrated Modeling Approach for Optimizing Signal Control on Mixed Traffic Arterials , 2000 .

[13]  Kenneth L Head,et al.  Heuristic Algorithm for Priority Traffic Signal Control , 2011 .

[14]  Peter Koonce,et al.  Detection Range Setting Methodology for Signal Priority , 2002 .

[15]  Yue Liu,et al.  A Dynamic Programming Approach for Optimal Signal Priority Control Upon Multiple High-Frequency Bus Requests , 2013, J. Intell. Transp. Syst..

[16]  Sam Yagar,et al.  Real-Time Traffic Signal Optimization with Transit Priority: Recent Advances in the Signal Priority Procedure for Optimization in Real-Time Model , 1998 .

[17]  Francois Dion,et al.  A rule-based real-time traffic responsive signal control system with transit priority: application to an isolated intersection , 2002 .

[18]  Alexander Skabardonis,et al.  Real-Time Monitoring and Control on Signalized Arterials , 2008, J. Intell. Transp. Syst..

[19]  Yiheng Feng,et al.  Efficient Priority Control Model for Multimodal Traffic Signals , 2016 .

[20]  Amer Shalaby,et al.  AUTOMATED TRANSIT HEADWAY CONTROL VIA ADAPTIVE SIGNAL PRIORITY , 2004 .

[21]  Thomas Urbanik,et al.  MODEL TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF BUS PRIORITY ON SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS , 1994 .

[22]  Kevin N. Balke,et al.  Development and Evaluation of Intelligent Bus Priority Concept , 2000 .

[23]  Wanjing Ma,et al.  Development and Evaluation of a Coordinated and Conditional Bus Priority Approach , 2010 .

[24]  Chen-Fu Liao,et al.  Simulation Study of Bus Signal Priority Strategy , 2007 .