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An Optimization Method of Time Window Based on Travel Time and Reliability

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  • Fengjie Fu
  • Dongfang Ma
  • Dianhai Wang
  • Wei Qian

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The dynamic change of urban road travel time was analyzed using video image detector data, and it showed cyclic variation, so the signal cycle length at the upstream intersection was conducted as the basic unit of time window; there was some evidence of bimodality in the actual travel time distributions; therefore, the fitting parameters of the travel time bimodal distribution were estimated using the EM algorithm. Then the weighted average value of the two means was indicated as the travel time estimation value, and the Modified Buffer Time Index (MBIT) was expressed as travel time variability; based on the characteristics of travel time change and MBIT along with different time windows, the time window was optimized dynamically for minimum MBIT, requiring that the travel time change be lower than the threshold value and traffic incidents can be detected real time; finally, travel times on Shandong Road in Qingdao were estimated every 10 s, 120 s, optimal time windows, and 480 s and the comparisons demonstrated that travel time estimation in optimal time windows can exactly and steadily reflect the real-time traffic. It verifies the effectiveness of the optimization method.

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  • Fengjie Fu & Dongfang Ma & Dianhai Wang & Wei Qian, 2015. "An Optimization Method of Time Window Based on Travel Time and Reliability," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2015, pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlmpe:921480
    DOI: 10.1155/2015/921480
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