Development and Tech Transfer of an Integrated Robust Traffic State and Parameter Estimation and Adaptive Ramp Metering Control System

The research team proposes a comprehensive effort to resolve several common issues associated with prevailing traffic state estimation algorithms based on discrete-time first-order kinematic wave traffic flow models and to develop an adaptive ramp metering control system based on the improved traffic estimation scheme. The effort is composed of traffic flow model modifications, development of a multi-modal adaptive filtering approach to traffic state and parameter estimation scheme, development of measures to integrate emerging traffic data with conventional fixed-point measurements, development of a measure for on-line estimation of capacity-drop-proportion, development of an adaptive discrete switching feedback controller for ramp metering, and implementations of the proposed schemes in both macroscopic numerical simulation and microscopic traffic simulation platform.

• Record URL:
  https://c2smarter.engineering.nyu.edu/development-and-tech-transfer-of-an-integrated-robust-traffic-state-and-parameter-estimation-and-adaptive-ramp-metering-control-system/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $78257
• Contract Numbers:

  USDOT 69A3551747124

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 
• Performing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Ozbay, Kaan

  Zhou, Yue

• Start Date: 20200301
• Expected Completion Date: 20210228
• Actual Completion Date: 20210228
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Ramp metering; Simulation; Traffic estimation; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01738837
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)
• Contract Numbers: USDOT 69A3551747124
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 5 2020 9:14AM