Traffic Signal Control with Swarm Intelligence
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Abstract
Traffic signal control is an effective way to regulate traffic flow to avoid conflict and reduce congestion. The ACO (Ant Colony Optimization) algorithm is an optimization technique based on swarm intelligence. This research investigates the application of ACO to traffic signal control problem. The decentralized, collective, stochastic, and self-organization properties of this algorithm fit well with the nature of traffic networks. Computer simulation results show that this method outperforms the conventional fully actuated control, especially under the condition of high traffic demand.
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David Renfrew and Xiao-Hua Yu. "Traffic Signal Control with Swarm Intelligence" Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Natural Computation: Tianjian, China.. Aug. 2009.
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