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Field Evaluation of Insync Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System in Multiple Environments Using Multiple Approaches

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Date Issued:
2017
Abstract/Description:
Since the beginning of signalization of intersections, the management of traffic congestion is one of most critical challenges specifically for the city and urbanized area. Almost all the municipal agencies struggle to manage the perplexities associated with traffic congestion or signal control. The Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS), an advanced and major technological component of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is considered the most dynamic and real-time traffic management technology and has potential to effectively manage rapidly varying traffic flow relative to the current state-of-the-art traffic management practices.InSync ATCS is deployed in multiple states throughout the US and expanding on a large scale. Although there had been several 'Measure of Effectiveness' studies performed previously, the performance of InSync is not unquestionable especially because the previous studies failed to subject for multiple environments, approaches, and variables. Most studies are accomplished through a single approach using simple/na(&)#239;ve before-after method without any control group/parameter. They also lacked ample statistical analysis, historical, maturation and regression artifacts. An attempt to evaluate the InSync ATCS in varying conditions through multiple approaches was undertaken for the SR-434 and Lake Underhill corridor in Orange County, Florida. A before-after study with an adjacent corridor as control group and volume as a control parameter has been performed where data of multiple variables were collected by three distinct procedures. The average/floating-car method was utilized as a rudimentary data collection process and 'BlueMac' and 'InSync' system database was considered as secondary data sources. Data collected for three times a day for weekdays and weekends before and after the InSync ATCS was deployed.Results show variation in both performance and scale. It proved ineffective in some of the cases, especially for the left turns, total intersection queue/delay and when the intersection volumes approach capacity. The results are verified through appropriate statistical analysis.
Title: Field Evaluation of Insync Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System in Multiple Environments Using Multiple Approaches.
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Name(s): Shafik, Md Shafikul Islam, Author
Radwan, Essam, Committee Chair
Abou-Senna, Hatem, Committee CoChair
Eluru, Naveen, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2017
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Since the beginning of signalization of intersections, the management of traffic congestion is one of most critical challenges specifically for the city and urbanized area. Almost all the municipal agencies struggle to manage the perplexities associated with traffic congestion or signal control. The Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS), an advanced and major technological component of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is considered the most dynamic and real-time traffic management technology and has potential to effectively manage rapidly varying traffic flow relative to the current state-of-the-art traffic management practices.InSync ATCS is deployed in multiple states throughout the US and expanding on a large scale. Although there had been several 'Measure of Effectiveness' studies performed previously, the performance of InSync is not unquestionable especially because the previous studies failed to subject for multiple environments, approaches, and variables. Most studies are accomplished through a single approach using simple/na(&)#239;ve before-after method without any control group/parameter. They also lacked ample statistical analysis, historical, maturation and regression artifacts. An attempt to evaluate the InSync ATCS in varying conditions through multiple approaches was undertaken for the SR-434 and Lake Underhill corridor in Orange County, Florida. A before-after study with an adjacent corridor as control group and volume as a control parameter has been performed where data of multiple variables were collected by three distinct procedures. The average/floating-car method was utilized as a rudimentary data collection process and 'BlueMac' and 'InSync' system database was considered as secondary data sources. Data collected for three times a day for weekdays and weekends before and after the InSync ATCS was deployed.Results show variation in both performance and scale. It proved ineffective in some of the cases, especially for the left turns, total intersection queue/delay and when the intersection volumes approach capacity. The results are verified through appropriate statistical analysis.
Identifier: CFE0006915 (IID), ucf:51687 (fedora)
Note(s): 2017-12-01
M.S.
Engineering and Computer Science, Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Masters
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Subject(s): Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) -- Field Evaluation -- Before-after Study -- Average-car Method -- InSync -- BlueMAC -- Travel Time -- Delay.
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006915
Restrictions on Access: public 2017-12-15
Host Institution: UCF

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