Macroscopic network-level traffic models: Bridging fifty years of development toward the next era

M Johari, M Keyvan-Ekbatani, L Leclercq… - … Research Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Network macroscopic fundamental diagrams (NMFD) and related network-level traffic
dynamics models have received both theoretical support and empirical validation with the …

Optimal perimeter control for two urban regions with macroscopic fundamental diagrams: A model predictive approach

N Geroliminis, J Haddad… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent analysis of empirical data from cities showed that a macroscopic fundamental
diagram (MFD) of urban traffic provides for homogenous network regions a unimodal low …

Perimeter and boundary flow control in multi-reservoir heterogeneous networks

K Aboudolas, N Geroliminis - Transportation Research Part B …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper, we macroscopically describe the traffic dynamics in heterogeneous
transportation urban networks by utilizing the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD), a …

A simple contagion process describes spreading of traffic jams in urban networks

M Saberi, H Hamedmoghadam, M Ashfaq… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The spread of traffic jams in urban networks has long been viewed as a complex spatio-
temporal phenomenon that often requires computationally intensive microscopic models for …

On the spatial partitioning of urban transportation networks

Y Ji, N Geroliminis - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2012 - Elsevier
It has been recently shown that a macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) linking space-
mean network flow, density and speed exists in the urban transportation networks under …

Properties of a well-defined macroscopic fundamental diagram for urban traffic

N Geroliminis, J Sun - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2011 - Elsevier
A field experiment in Yokohama (Japan) revealed that a macroscopic fundamental diagram
(MFD) linking space-mean flow, density and speed exists on a large urban area. It was …

[HTML][HTML] Two-layer adaptive signal control framework for large-scale dynamically-congested networks: Combining efficient max pressure with perimeter control

D Tsitsokas, A Kouvelas, N Geroliminis - Transportation Research Part C …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traffic-responsive signal control is a cost-effective, easy-to-implement, network management
strategy, bearing high potential to improve performance in heavily congested networks with …

A survey of traffic control with vehicular communications

L Li, D Wen, D Yao - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
During the last 60 years, incessant efforts have been made to improve the efficiency of traffic
control systems to meet ever-increasing traffic demands. Some recent works attempt to …

Hierarchical control for stochastic network traffic with reinforcement learning

ZC Su, AHF Chow, CL Fang, EM Liang… - … Research Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes a hierarchical control framework to maximize the throughput of a road
network driven by travel demand with uncertainties. In the upper level, a perimeter controller …

Clustering of heterogeneous networks with directional flows based on “Snake” similarities

M Saeedmanesh, N Geroliminis - Transportation Research Part B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aggregated network level modeling and control of traffic in urban networks have recently
gained a lot of interest due to unpredictability of travel behaviors and high complexity of …