TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1973//
TI  - Toward a Markovian traffic control evaluation system
JO  - Highway research record
A1  - Haefner, Lonnie E.
A1  - Warner, John A.
SP  - 20
EP  - 27
VL  - 456
IS  - 
N2  - The objective of this paper is to present a technique for evaluating traffic control alternatives and resultant performance changes in a complex traffic system. The system can be described as existing in a finite number of states, with some known probability of transition from one state to another in a given time period. Limited field examples from the merging section of the Baltimore Harbor tunnel are presented and analyzed through a multistage optimization process, termed markovian decision theory. The technique prescribes an optimal traffic control alternative for each possible state of the system. Changes in flow-density relationships, employment of traffic cones, and a hypothesized metering example are discussed as preliminary tests of the technique.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0073-2206
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -