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Journal of ZheJiang University (Engineering Science)  2023, Vol. 57 Issue (8): 1618-1628    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2023.08.014
    
Coordinated signal control for adjacent intersections considering U-turn movements at interweaving road sections
Kai LU1,2(),Shuai-shuai YIN1,Shu-yan JIANG1,2,Zhi-jie ZHOU1,Qing LI3
1. State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
2. Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou 510330, China
3. Construction Center of Guangzhou Nansha District, Guangzhou 511453, China
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Abstract  

The U-turn movements traffic demand of merging vehicles from the entrances and exits on the arterial roadside could lead to traffic conflicts in the interweaving road sections. A coordinated signal control model for adjacent intersections considering U-turn movements at interweaving road sections was proposed to direct against the traffic conflicts. To maximize the green wave bandwidths of the through traffic flows, the U-turn demand of the merging traffic flows at the road sections, and the continuous traffic demand of the through traffic flows on the artery were taken into account in the proposed model. Based on the characteristics analysis of vehicle trajectories, queuing clearance constraints were established for the upstream sections of entrances and exits, which ensured the effect of arterial coordinated control. The clearing constraints for the downstream interweaving road sections of entrances and exits were constructed to prevent vehicles from blocking the U-turn lanes, which secured downstream roadway right-of-way for entrance merging vehicles. The U-turn constraints for merging vehicles at the entrances were also established, then the conflicts between the U-turn movements and the traffic flows on the artery were reduced while ensuring the continuous movement of U-turn vehicles. The asymmetric arterial green wave coordinated constraints were given based on the coordinated correlation characteristics between entrances or exits and intersections at the upstream or downstream road sections. Finally, the Huxin Road in Zhuhai was taken as the case study. Results showed that the proposed signal coordinated control model could meet the continuous traffic demand of the two-way through traffic flows on the artery and the U-turn demand of the merging traffic flows at the road section. Eliminating traffic conflicts could reduce delays and the number of stops in the coordinated flows. The problem of large dispersion of vehicles entering the entrance could also be effectively improved.



Key wordstraffic engineering      arterial entrances and exits      interweaving area      U-turn movement      coordinated signal control     
Received: 08 September 2022      Published: 31 August 2023
CLC:  U 491.5  
Fund:  国家自然科学基金面上资助项目(52172326,71971116);广东省基础与应用基础研究基金资助项目(2020B1515120095,2021A1515010727)
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Kai LU,Shuai-shuai YIN,Shu-yan JIANG,Zhi-jie ZHOU,Qing LI. Coordinated signal control for adjacent intersections considering U-turn movements at interweaving road sections. Journal of ZheJiang University (Engineering Science), 2023, 57(8): 1618-1628.

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https://www.zjujournals.com/eng/10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2023.08.014     OR     https://www.zjujournals.com/eng/Y2023/V57/I8/1618


考虑交织路段掉头车流的邻近交叉口信号协调控制

针对干道出入口汇入车流路段掉头需求导致的交织区车流冲突问题,建立考虑交织路段掉头的邻近交叉口信号协调控制模型. 该模型综合考虑汇入车流的路段掉头以及干道直行车流连续通行的需求,以干道直行绿波带宽最大为优化目标;基于车辆轨迹特征分析,建立出入口上游路段排队清空约束,以保证干道协调控制效果;构建出入口下游交织路段清空约束,防止车辆堵塞路段掉头通道,保证入口汇入车辆在下游路段的通行权;建立入口汇入车辆的掉头约束,减少掉头车辆与主路车流的冲突,同时保证掉头车辆的连续通行;基于出入口与上下游交叉口之间的协调关联特性,给出包含出入口的干道绿波协调约束关系. 以珠海市湖心路为案例进行分析,结果表明,所提出的信号协调控制模型不仅能同时满足主路车流和出入口汇入车流的通行需求,通过消除两者冲突降低协调车流的延误与停车,还能有效改善入口汇入车辆离散性较大的问题.


关键词: 交通工程,  干道出入口,  交织区,  掉头车流,  信号协调控制 
Fig.1 Organization diagram of U-turn movements at short-distance interweaving road section with entrances and exits
Fig.2 Vehicle accumulation at upstream road section of entrances and exits
Fig.3 Diagram of clearance restrictions for downstream interweaving road sections of entrances and exits
Fig.4 Diagram of U-turn restrictions for merging vehicles
Fig.5 Diagram of arterial signal coordination at entrances and exits
Fig.6 Location of arterial intersections and U-turn opening
交叉口
编号
流向 λ [Cmin, Cmax]/s
东进口 西进口 南进口 北进口
I1 左转 0.19 0.09 0.29 0.10 [170, 200]
直行 0.19 0.09 0.62 0.43
I2 右转 [0.15,0.35]
直行 [0.65,0.85]
I3 右转 [0.15,0.35]
直行 [0.65,0.85]
I4 左转 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.16 [144, 200]
直行 0.13 0.13 0.71 0.71
Tab.1 Signal timing design requirements of each intersection
方案 交叉口 信号相位相序 O1)/s C/s
1) 注:以交叉口I1南进口绿灯启亮时刻作为相位差基准点,交叉口I2和交叉口I4的相位差以其南进口绿灯启亮时刻计算,交叉口I3的相位差以其北进口绿灯启亮时刻计算.
方案1 I1 南单放-南北对直-北单放-西单放-东单放 220
I2I3
I4 南北对直-南单放-东西对放-北单放 225
方案2 I1 南北对直-南单放-西单放-东单放-北单放 0 176
I2 南进口(130 s)-东进口(46 s) ?1
I3 北进口(130 s)-西进口(46 s) ?47
I4 南单放-南北对直-北单放-东西对放 40
方案3 I1 南北对直-南单放-西单放-东单放-北单放 0 176
I2I3
I4 南单放-南北对直-北单放-东西对放 40
方案4 I1 南北对直-北单放-南北对左-东单放-西单放 0 197
I2 南进口(136 s)-东进口(61 s) 196
I3 北进口(122 s)-西进口(75 s) 13
I4 南北对直-东单放-西单放-南北对左 14
方案5 I1 南单放-南北对直-北单放-西单放-东单放 0 200
I2 南进口(154 s)-清空(10 s)-东进口(36 s) ?10
I3 北进口(134 s)-清空(5 s)-西进口(61 s) ?18
I4 南北对直-南单放-东西对放-北单放 40
Tab.2 Intersection signal timing design of each scheme
Fig.7 Time-space diagram of bidirectional green wave coordinated control schemes
Fig.8 Input flow of each intersection during simulation
仿真
方案
车流1 车流2 车流3 车流4 全部关键车流
1) 注:在现状方案(方案1)中交叉口I4南进口上游掉头口IU2暂时封闭,故车流3在交叉口I4南进口左转车道排队掉头.
方案11) 48.1 74.6 279.1 121.7 73.7
方案2 13.9 33.9 16.9 9.4 20.2
方案3 21.9 30.9 23.6 57.0 27.7
方案4 22.4 32.1 7.8 26.4 24.8
方案5 10.1 30.9 3.6 12.7 16.8
Tab.3 Average delay of each traffic flow s
仿真
方案
车流1 车流2 车流3 车流4 全部关键车流
方案1 0.8 1.1 2.6 2.2 1.1
方案2 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5
方案3 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.3 0.5
方案4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4
方案5 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3
Tab.4 Average number of stops of each traffic flow
Fig.9 Track diagram of arterial through vehicles from south to north
Fig.10 Track diagram of merging vehicles from entrances and exits on arterial roadside
Fig.11 Average delay of each scheme under 80% flow in peak hours       
Fig.12 Average number of stops of each scheme under 80% flow in peak hours
Fig.13 Average delay of each scheme under symmetrical phase
Fig.14 Average number of stops of each scheme under symmetrical phase
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