On modelling urban transportation networks via hybrid Petri nets

On modelling urban transportation networks via hybrid Petri nets

In this paper, a class of hybrid Petri nets is shown to provide a valuable model of urban networks of signalised intersections. In fact, such networks can be fruitfully considered to be hybrid systems, where the vehicle flow behaviour is represented by means of a time-driven model, and the traffic l...

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Published in:Control engineering practice Vol. 12; no. 10; pp. 1225 - 1239
Main Authors: Febbraro, Angela Di, Sacco, Nicola
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2004
Subjects:
Hybrid Petri nets
Hybrid systems
Model validation
Modelling
Traffic control
Transportation
Traffic control
Hybrid systems
Modelling
Hybrid Petri nets
Transportation
Model validation
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Summary:In this paper, a class of hybrid Petri nets is shown to provide a valuable model of urban networks of signalised intersections. In fact, such networks can be fruitfully considered to be hybrid systems, where the vehicle flow behaviour is represented by means of a time-driven model, and the traffic light dynamics is represented by an event-driven model. The proposed model has been validated using real-traffic data about the Italian city of Turin. Some relevant experimental results are reported and discussed. Finally, some possible control-oriented applications of the model are described.
ISSN:0967-0661
1873-6939
DOI:10.1016/j.conengprac.2004.04.008