DocumentCode
189688
Title
An overview of speed control approaches to improve freeway traffic flow
Author
Hegyi, Andreas
Author_Institution
Fac. of Civil Eng. & Geosci., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
fYear
2014
fDate
24-27 June 2014
Firstpage
2264
Lastpage
2267
Abstract
In the last years variable speed limit control for traffic flow improvement has received increasing attention. While in the past variable speed limits were mainly used for safety purposes, nowadays the control objectives often also include the prevention or elimination of traffic jams.
Keywords
road safety; road traffic control; velocity control; freeway traffic flow improvement; past variable speed limits; safety; traffic control; traffic jam elimination; traffic jam prevention; variable speed limit control approach; Current measurement; Safety; Traffic control; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicles; Velocity control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Control Conference (ECC), 2014 European
Conference_Location
Strasbourg
Print_ISBN
978-3-9524269-1-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECC.2014.6862642
Filename
6862642
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