Swarm intelligence for traffic light scheduling: Application to real urban areas

Congestion, pollution, security, parking, noise, and many other problems derived from vehicular traffic are present every day in most cities around the world. The growing number of traffic lights that control the vehicular flow requires a complex scheduling, and hence, automatic systems are indispen...

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Autores: García Nieto, José M., Alba, Enrique, Olivera, Ana Carolina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/192649
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/192649
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CYCLE PROGRAM OPTIMIZATION
PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION
REALISTIC TRAFFIC INSTANCES
SUMO MICROSCOPIC SIMULATOR OF URBAN MOBILITY
TRAFFIC LIGHT SCHEDULING
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Sumario:Congestion, pollution, security, parking, noise, and many other problems derived from vehicular traffic are present every day in most cities around the world. The growing number of traffic lights that control the vehicular flow requires a complex scheduling, and hence, automatic systems are indispensable nowadays for optimally tackling this task. In this work, we propose a Swarm Intelligence approach to find successful cycle programs of traffic lights. Using a microscopic traffic simulator, the solutions obtained by our algorithm are evaluated in the context of two large and heterogeneous metropolitan areas located in the cities of Málaga and Sevilla (in Spain). In comparison with cycle programs predefined by experts (close to real ones), our proposal obtains significant profits in terms of two main indicators: the number of vehicles that reach their destinations on time and the global trip time.