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THE INTERACTIVE HARDWARE-IN-LOOP SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

Sheng, Li
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1132429944

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2005, Master of Science, University of Akron, Civil Engineering.
With the development of modern computer technology, applications are developed to manage the transportation system intelligently and improve the efficiency of the system. Traffic controllers are the core components in the system to collect and process traffic data. However, the existing systems can only evaluate traffic control algorithms fixed in the controller, and they do not generally allow data communication between the controller and a simulated environment for the purpose of plan evaluation and system optimization. The modern controllers can do more complicated work such as real-time control and data communication in support of decision analysis, but the development of such control systems becomes very difficult, especially over control algorithms which must be tested in the real world. It is therefore desirable to develop a flexible platform for the design and update of the control algorithm with data communication support. This research develops and tests a new platform for real-time traffic control. The architecture includes both the software and hardware design. It consists of two components, the traffic simulation environment and the traffic controller. The traffic simulation environment is realized in the CORISM simulation software developed by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The traffic controller is developed with the PIC micro-controller, a single-chip computer manufactured by Microchip Incorporation. A CORSIM Run-Time Extension program is developed to bridge the simulation environment and the controller and provides a communication data path between them. Using the designed platform, the developers can download their algorithm easily to the traffic controller and perform online debug for analysis and improvement. Five control algorithms are tested for the platform and discussed in this research as an example of application. The main benefits of the research includes the integration of traffic simulation environment and the traffic controller, flexible algorithms update, and the ability to collect multiple types of traffic data which cannot be obtained in the existing systems.
Ping Yi (Advisor)
177 p.
Transportation
pNode; int; CORSIM; pLink; char; Detector; Side Street

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  • Sheng, L. (2005). THE INTERACTIVE HARDWARE-IN-LOOP SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1132429944

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sheng, Li. THE INTERACTIVE HARDWARE-IN-LOOP SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. 2005. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1132429944.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sheng, Li. "THE INTERACTIVE HARDWARE-IN-LOOP SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1132429944

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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