A physics-informed reinforcement learning-based strategy for local and coordinated ramp metering

Y Han, M Wang, L Li, C Roncoli, J Gao, P Liu - … Research Part C: Emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a physics-informed reinforcement learning (RL)-based ramp metering
strategy, which trains the RL model using a combination of historic data and synthetic data …

Eliminating the impacts of traffic volume variation on before and after studies: a causal inference approach

X Ma, A Karimpour, YJ Wu - Journal of Intelligent Transportation …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
A before and after study framework measures the outcomes in a group of participants before
introducing an intervention, and then again afterward. In this study, a before and after study …

A transfer learning framework for proactive ramp metering performance assessment

X Ma, A Cottam, MRR Shaon, YJ Wu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.03542, 2023 - arxiv.org
Transportation agencies need to assess ramp metering performance when deploying or
expanding a ramp metering system. The evaluation of a ramp metering strategy is primarily …

Traffic performance evaluation using statistical and machine learning methods

X Ma - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Fast and safe movement of people and goods is one of the key objectives of every efficient
transportation system. The rapid expansion of urbanization, economic growth, and the …

Travel through time: the story of research on travel time reliability

MAP Taylor - Transportmetrica B: transport dynamics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper provides a review of research on the concepts and application of travel time
reliability and on the underpinning research on travel time variability. It charts the …

Exploring the spatial effects on the level of congestion caused by traffic accidents in urban road networks: A case study of Beijing

Z Zheng, Z Wang, S Liu, W Ma - Travel behaviour and society, 2024 - Elsevier
When traffic accidents occur on the urban link, the induced congestion propagates upstream
and affects adjacent links. Since the congestion on an urban link is affected by its adjacent …

How do on‐demand ridesharing services affect traffic congestion? The moderating role of urban compactness

Z Li, C Liang, Y Hong, Z Zhang - Production and Operations …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The role of information technology (IT) in managing operations that support environmentally
sustainable growth has been emphasized a lot in operations management and information …

An overview of traffic control schemes for freeway systems

A Ferrara, S Sacone, S Siri, A Ferrara… - … traffic modelling and …, 2018 - Springer
Some of the criticalities associated with traffic phenomena in freeway networks can be
mitigated or even eliminated with suitable control strategies. The most important and evident …

[PDF][PDF] Vehicle emission estimation on mainline freeway under isolated and integrated ramp metering strategies

J Du, Q Li, FQL Yu - Environmental Engineering and Management …, 2018 - researchgate.net
On freeways with multiple on-ramps, it is a common practice to design a ramp metering
strategy so as to regulate the entering rates from ramps and minimize the disruptions on the …

Merging behaviour: Empirical comparison between two sites and new theory development

F Marczak, W Daamen, C Buisson - Transportation Research Part C …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents two empirical trajectory data sets focusing on the merging behaviour on
a motorway, both in the Netherlands and in France. A careful review of the literature shows …