DOI: 10.7763/IJCTE.2014.V6.894
A Computational Model to Study Urban Traffic Control
Abstract—The purpose of this paper is to develop a
computational model to study vehicle flow on urban roads. The
model presents a study undertaken at a two-way intersection
where vehicle flow is controlled by traffic lights operating
according to fixed intervals of times. This model is
computationally simulated using Matlab/Simulink. Several
simulations were processed and in practice the model proved to
be stable and reliable. It is expected that the results will
contribute to the creation of a stochastic predictive model to
anticipate situations that lead to traffic jams.
Index Terms—Simulation model, traffic lights, traffic
simulation.
The authors are with the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brasil
(e-mail: {takato, raunheitte, rubens.camargo, aavallim}@mackenzie.br,
juliopetroni@yahoo.com.br).
Cite:Takato Kurihara, Luis Tadeu Raunheitte, Rubens de Camargo, Arnaldo Rabello de Aguiar Vallim Filho, and Julio Petroni, "A Computational Model to Study Urban Traffic Control," International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 382-385, 2014.