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Efficiency and equity properties of freeway network–wide ramp metering with AMOC

Kotsialos, Apostolos; Papageorgiou, Markos

Authors

Apostolos Kotsialos

Markos Papageorgiou



Abstract

The Advanced Motorway Optimal Control (AMOC) strategy for optimal freeway network-wide ramp metering is applied to the ring-road of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in the aim of investigating some important and interesting problems arising in ubiquitous ramp metering systems. A number of suitably chosen scenarios along with a thorough analysis, interpretation, and suitable visualization of the obtained results provide a basis for the better understanding of some complex interrelationships of competing performance criteria. More precisely, the strategys efficiency and equity properties as well as their trade-off are studied and their partially competitive behaviour is discussed. This trade-off is implicitly addressed by the AMOC strategy through consideration of the available ramp storage space and may be used as a tool to establish a desired policy of the system's efficiency versus equity.

Citation

Kotsialos, A., & Papageorgiou, M. (2004). Efficiency and equity properties of freeway network–wide ramp metering with AMOC. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 12(6), 401-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2004.07.016

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2004-12
Deposit Date Apr 23, 2008
Journal Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
Print ISSN 0968-090X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 6
Pages 401-420
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2004.07.016
Keywords Freeway networks; Ramp metering; Optimal control; Equity

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