DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND SIMULATION
LABORATORY
Department of Production Engineering & Management
Technical University of Crete
by
MARKOS PAPAGEORGIOU
INTERNAL REPORT No: 1997-10
Chania, Greece
April 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: OVERVIEW OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL METHODS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE REGULATION PROBLEM
3. OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGIES
4. OPTIMISATION THEORY
5. HEURISTICS
6. AUTOMATIC CONTROL APPLICATION PROCEDURES
7. EVOLUTION OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
PART II: TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS
8. OVERVIEW OF COMPARABLE DOMAINS
9. CONTROL APPLICATIONS IN MOTORWAY TRAFFIC
9.1 Modelling, Simulation, Prediction
9.2 Ramp Metering
9.3 Route Recommendation via VMS
9.4 Driver Information via VMS
9.5 Variable Speed Limitation
9.6 Surveillance, Estimation, Detection
10. CONTROL APPLICATIONS IN URBAN ROAD TRAFFIC
10.1 Modelling and Simulation
10.2 Signal Control
10.3 Individual Route Guidance
10.4 Estimation Problems
10.5 Parking Control
11. OTHER APPLICATIONS IN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
11.1 Integrated Control
11.2 Automated Highway
11.3 Rail Traffic Control
11.4 Air Traffic Control
11.5 Maritime Traffic
12. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE CONTROL NEEDS
12.1 General Needs
12.2 Motorway Traffic Control
12.3 Urban Traffic Control
12.4 Automated Highway
12.5 Integration
12.6 Rail, Air, and Maritime Traffic
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