Feedback Ramp Metering in Intelligent Transportation Systems [Paperback]

Feedback Ramp Metering in Intelligent Transportation Systems is the first book on the topic of using feedback control (also called real-time traffic control or adaptive control by some traffic engineers) in ramp metering. It provides traffic theory fundamentals and then the design of feedback controllers for isolated and coordinated ramp metering problems. Software simulation code in Matlab and Paramics is provided in the book so that the reader can get a hands-on feel for the various algorithms. With a large number of examples, illustrations, and original problems, this book is excellent as a textbook or reference book for a senior or graduate level course on the subject, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields.1 Introduction.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Intelligent Approach to Congestion Problem: Ramp Metering.- 3. Ramp Metering Implementations in the USA.- 4. Benefits of Ramp Metering.- 5. Problem Description.- 6. Preliminary Considerations for Using Feedback Control for Ramp Metering.- 7. Effect of Ramp Metering.- 8. Feedback Control.- 9. Summary.- 10. Questions.- 11. Problems.- 12. References.- 2 Distributed Ramp Model.- 1. Conservation Equation.- 2. Density Flow Relationship.- 3. Microscopic Traffic Characteristics.- 4. Classification of PDEs.- 5. Existence of Solution.- 6. Method of Characteristics to Solve First order PDEs.- 7. Traffic Shock Wave Propagation.- 8. Traffic Measurements.- 9. Summary.- 10. Exercises.- 11. References.- 3 Distributed Modeling and Problem Formulation.- 1. System.- 2. Control Objective.- 3. Limitations of the Model.- 4. Summary.- 5. Questions.- 6. Problems.- 7. References.- 4 Simulation Software for Distributed Model.- 1. Basic Model.- 2. Numerical Algorithm.- 3. Matlab Software.- 4. Simulations.- 5. Limitations.- 6. Summary.- 7. Questions.- 8. Problems.- 9. References.- 5 Feedback Control Design Using the Distributed Model.- 1. Model Summary.- 2. Control Objective.- 3. Feedback Control Law fol��