Equilibrium analysis and route guidance in large-scale networks with MFD dynamics

M Yildirimoglu, M Ramezani, N Geroliminis - Transportation Research …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Recent studies have demonstrated that Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD), which
provides an aggregated model of urban traffic dynamics linking network production and …

Hierarchical control of heterogeneous large-scale urban road networks via path assignment and regional route guidance

M Yildirimoglu, II Sirmatel, N Geroliminis - Transportation Research Part B …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
High level of detail renders microscopic traffic models impractical for control purposes and
local control schemes cannot coordinate actions over large scale heterogeneously …

Data fusion algorithm for macroscopic fundamental diagram estimation

L Ambühl, M Menendez - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
A promising framework that describes traffic conditions in urban networks is the macroscopic
fundamental diagram (MFD), relating average flow and average density in a relatively …

Multi-scale perimeter control approach in a connected-vehicle environment

K Yang, N Zheng, M Menendez - Transportation research procedia, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel approach to integrate optimal control of perimeter intersections
(ie to minimize local delay) into the perimeter control scheme (ie to optimize traffic …

Estimating MFDs, trip lengths and path flow distributions in a multi-region setting using mobile phone data

M Paipuri, Y Xu, MC González, L Leclercq - Transportation Research Part …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The present work proposes a global framework to estimate all MFD model parameters using
mobile phone data. The three major components that are estimated in the present context …

Scalable multi-region perimeter metering control for urban networks: A multi-agent deep reinforcement learning approach

D Zhou, VV Gayah - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Perimeter metering control based on macroscopic fundamental diagrams has attracted
increasing research interests over the past decade. This strategy provides a convenient way …

Model-free perimeter metering control for two-region urban networks using deep reinforcement learning

D Zhou, VV Gayah - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Various perimeter metering control strategies have been proposed for urban traffic networks
that rely on the existence of well-defined relationships between network productivity and …

Traffic-responsive signals combined with perimeter control: investigating the benefits

M Keyvan-Ekbatani, X Gao, VV Gayah… - … B: Transport Dynamics, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Empirical and research evidence suggests that traffic-responsive signal control strategies
are generally not as efficient in over-saturated traffic conditions characterized by queue …

Deriving macroscopic fundamental diagrams from probe data: Issues and proposed solutions

J Du, H Rakha, VV Gayah - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Well-defined relationships between flow and density averaged spatially across urban traffic
networks, more commonly known as Macroscopic Fundamental Diagrams (MFDs), have …

A methodology for identifying critical links and estimating macroscopic fundamental diagram in large-scale urban networks

E Saffari, M Yildirimoglu, M Hickman - Transportation Research Part C …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD), which exhibits the relationship
between average flow and average density of an urban network, is a promising framework …