Self-learning adaptive traffic signal control for real-time safety optimization

M Essa, T Sayed - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2020 - Elsevier
Adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) is a promising technique to improve the efficiency of
signalized intersections, especially in the era of connected vehicles (CVs) when real-time …

Real-time signal-vehicle coupled control: An application of connected vehicle data to improve intersection safety

T Ghoul, T Sayed - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The proliferation of Connected Vehicles and their ability to collect a large amount of
data presents an opportunity for the real-time safety optimization of traffic networks. At …

Multi-objective reinforcement learning approach for improving safety at intersections with adaptive traffic signal control

Y Gong, M Abdel-Aty, J Yuan, Q Cai - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2020 - Elsevier
Adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) systems improve traffic efficiency, but their impacts on
traffic safety vary among different implementations. To improve the traffic safety pro-actively …

Multi-objective deep reinforcement learning approach for adaptive traffic signal control system with concurrent optimization of safety, efficiency, and decarbonization at …

G Zhang, F Chang, J Jin, F Yang, H Huang - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces a novel approach to adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) by
leveraging multi-objective deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques. The proposed …

Multi-objective traffic signal control using network-wide agent coordinated reinforcement learning

J Fang, Y You, M Xu, J Wang, S Cai - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
The optimization of intersection signal control can improve traffic efficiency, reduce
congestion degree, and improve traffic safety. Aiming at implementing the coordinated …

Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map

R Goel, G Tiwari, M Varghese, K Bhalla… - Campbell systematic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Road Traffic injuries (RTI) are among the top ten leading causes of
death in the world resulting in 1.35 million deaths every year, about 93% of which occur in …

Adjustment of key lane change parameters to develop microsimulation models for representative assessment of safety and operational impacts of adverse weather …

A Das, MM Ahmed - Journal of safety research, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction: Adverse weather has a considerable negative impact on safety and mobility of
transportation networks. Microsimulation models are one of the potential tools that could be …

Estimating safety effects of adaptive signal control technology using the Empirical Bayes method

ZH Khattak, MJ Magalotti, MD Fontaine - Journal of safety research, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Adaptive signal control technology (ASCT) has long been investigated for its
operational benefits, but the safety impacts of this technology are still unclear. The main …

Use of empirical and full Bayes before–after approaches to estimate the safety effects of roadside barriers with different crash conditions

J Park, M Abdel-Aty, J Lee - Journal of safety research, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Although many researchers have estimated the crash modification factors
(CMFs) for specific treatments (or countermeasures), there is a lack of prior studies that have …

Safety evaluation of an adaptive signal control technology using an empirical Bayes approach

JH Kodi, AE Kitali, T Sando, P Alluri… - … engineering, Part A …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Adaptive signal control technology (ASCT) is a traffic management strategy that optimizes
signal timing based on actual traffic demand. Although meant to improve the operational …