Title: A uniform and simplified timing design procedure for pre-timed signals
Abstract: There are a number of frequently used methods described in the traffic engineering literature dealing with the timing design of pre-timed signals. All these methods appear to have some merit and the applications, in general, involve relatively simple computational efforts. However, an analysis conducted in this study showed that for a known traffic demand, the various methods could produce quite different results. In this study, important signal timing design methods were analyzed and compared. An analysis was then conducted to determine if a uniform and simplified method could be developed which incorporated all the considerations included in these other methods. Based on this analysis, a complete design process on pre-timed signal timing design was developed. It is felt that the result obtained in this study would simplify the task of signal timing design. This process increases the productivity of traffic engineers and allows individuals whose traffic expertise is lacking to do an acceptable engineering job on signal timing design (a).
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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