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Vehicle Location Systems in Urban Traffic Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

Greg Marsden
Greg Marsden
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(University of Nottingham Transport Research Group)
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Abstract

This short paper discusses briefly the role of the current forms of bus priority used in the United Kingdom and how these strategies are incorporated within our urban traffic control systems.

The philosophy behind the SCOOT (Split, Cycle and Offset Optimization Technique) demand-responsive signal timings program is discussed, and the latest results from the bus priority trials carried out in London by the University of Southampton and London's Traffic Control Systems Unit (TCSU) are appraised. The system installed in London is compared with current dead reckoning vehicle location systems and the major differences highlighted.

Keywords

1. Land navigation.2. Urban traffic control.3. Traffic signalling.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , May 1996 , pp. 203 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1996

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