• DocumentCode
    918403
  • Title

    Traffic control: From hand signals to computers´

  • Author

    Gazis, Denos C.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y.
  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    7/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1090
  • Lastpage
    1099
  • Abstract
    An overview is given of current applications of computers to traffic control. It includes a discussion of types of hardware and control strategies used in computerized systems developed for the control of urban street networks, as well as critical traffic links such as freeways and tunnels. Some remarks are made concerning possible future development in the use of computers for better management of traffic facilities.
  • Keywords
    Application software; Cities and towns; Communication system traffic control; Computer networks; Control systems; Hardware; Pain; Safety; Traffic control; Voting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1971.8336
  • Filename
    1450266