A Comparative Performance Analysis of Variable Speed Limit Systems Control Methods Using Microsimulation: A Case Study on D100 Freeway, Istanbul

Mohd Sadat; Ismail M. Abuamer; Mehmet Ali Silgu; Hilmi Berk Celikoglu

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74727-9_56

A Comparative Performance Analysis of Variable Speed Limit Systems Control Methods Using Microsimulation: A Case Study on D100 Freeway, Istanbul

Mohd Sadat^*, Ismail M. Abuamer, Mehmet Ali Silgu, Hilmi Berk Celikoglu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Civil Engineering

Istanbul Technical University

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Abstract

In this paper comparative performance analysis of two control methods to determine Variable Speed Limit (VSL) is performed using micro-simulation. A case study is performed on D100 Freeway, using both control methods, in a simulated environment of VISSIM. Calibration of VISSIM is sought using Remote Traffic Microwave Sensor data provided by Istanbul Municipality. Integration of MATLAB with VISSIM is realized via COM interface which allows implementation of user defined control methods. Results show that both control methods perform better when compared the no-control case in terms of Total Time Spent in the selected network. The feedback control strategy, based on occupancy, performs relatively better when compared to control strategy using decision tree based on threshold values of volume, occupancy and average speed. Also, the speed profiles achieved with feedback control is more homogenized when compared to resultant speed profiles from control based on volume, occupancy and average speed. It can also be concluded that application area of VSL, acceleration area, the position of signs and detectors affect the performance of VSL control systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 - 16th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Franz Pichler, Roberto Moreno-Diaz, Alexis Quesada-Arencibia
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	462-469
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783319747262
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74727-9_56
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	16th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, EUROCAST 2017 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Duration: 19 Feb 2017 → 24 Feb 2017

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	10672 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	16th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, EUROCAST 2017
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Period	19/02/17 → 24/02/17

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Keywords

Congestion
Microscopic traffic simulation
Variable speed limits

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Sadat, M., Abuamer, I. M., Ali Silgu, M., & Berk Celikoglu, H. (2018). A Comparative Performance Analysis of Variable Speed Limit Systems Control Methods Using Microsimulation: A Case Study on D100 Freeway, Istanbul. In F. Pichler, R. Moreno-Diaz, & A. Quesada-Arencibia (Eds.), Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 - 16th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 462-469). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10672 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74727-9_56

Sadat, Mohd ; Abuamer, Ismail M. ; Ali Silgu, Mehmet et al. / A Comparative Performance Analysis of Variable Speed Limit Systems Control Methods Using Microsimulation : A Case Study on D100 Freeway, Istanbul. Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 - 16th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Franz Pichler ; Roberto Moreno-Diaz ; Alexis Quesada-Arencibia. Springer Verlag, 2018. pp. 462-469 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Sadat, M, Abuamer, IM, Ali Silgu, M & Berk Celikoglu, H 2018, A Comparative Performance Analysis of Variable Speed Limit Systems Control Methods Using Microsimulation: A Case Study on D100 Freeway, Istanbul. in F Pichler, R Moreno-Diaz & A Quesada-Arencibia (eds), Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 - 16th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 10672 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 462-469, 16th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, EUROCAST 2017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 19/02/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74727-9_56

A Comparative Performance Analysis of Variable Speed Limit Systems Control Methods Using Microsimulation: A Case Study on D100 Freeway, Istanbul. / Sadat, Mohd; Abuamer, Ismail M.; Ali Silgu, Mehmet et al.
Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 - 16th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Franz Pichler; Roberto Moreno-Diaz; Alexis Quesada-Arencibia. Springer Verlag, 2018. p. 462-469 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 10672 LNCS).

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Sadat M, Abuamer IM, Ali Silgu M, Berk Celikoglu H. A Comparative Performance Analysis of Variable Speed Limit Systems Control Methods Using Microsimulation: A Case Study on D100 Freeway, Istanbul. In Pichler F, Moreno-Diaz R, Quesada-Arencibia A, editors, Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 - 16th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Verlag. 2018. p. 462-469. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-74727-9_56

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