Traffic Engineering Topic: Traffic Signal Control Overview

Dr. Henry Liu CE 4211/5211 Traffic Engineering University of Minnesota email: henryliu@umn.edu

Challenging Problems on Traffic Signal Control

Controller Cabinet

Signal Timing Basics

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East-West

North-South

Signal Timing Basics

t

East-West

North-South

Signal Timing Basics

t

East-West

North-South

Signal Timing Basics

t

East-West

North-South

Signal Timing Basics

t

East-West

North-South

Signal Timing Basics

t

East-West

North-South

Signal Timing Basics

Yellow Time

East-West
Cycle Length (C) Green Split (GEW)

North-South
Green Split (GNS)

All-Red

NEMA PHASING CONVENTION

Through Movements: Even numbers clockwise starting with heaviest movement

Left Turn Movements: Odd numbers one less than opposing through movement designation

5 2

6 1

Heaviest Movement

Heaviest Movement

Possibilities
2 7
Heaviest Movement

5 4

5 2 3 8

6 1

8 1
6

8 3
Heaviest Movement

6 1

1
6 7 4

7 4 3

5
Heaviest Movement

Left Through Turn Movement Movement Extension Presence Presence Detectors Detectors Detectors

NEMA PHASING CONVENTION

4

5 2

6 1

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

CONFLICTING MOVEMENTS to NEMA 2

4

5 2

6 1

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM RULES

Ring 1
Barrier

Arterial A

Arterial B

Conflicting
Non-Conflicting

Conflicting
Non-Conflicting

Conflicting

Conflicting

Ring 2

Barrier
Four movements on each side of barrier
two thru movements & two left movements

Movements in a given barrier may be served simultaneously with either of the movements in the other ring Cannot be served with a movement that is in the same ring Same barrier side / different rings

Barrier
Two rings operate independently Control must cross the "BARRIER" at the same time
movements on the left side of the barrier must all be terminated before movements on the right side of the barrier can begin movements from one street must be assigned to the left side of the barrier and movements from the other street must be assigned to right side Convention is 2 and 6 are main street thrus

Rings & Barrier

0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4
6 5 7

0 1

0 7
2

0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 1 2
6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4

6 5 4 3

3 4

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal
1 2

0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4
6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4

0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4
6 5 7

3 4

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4
6 5 7

0 1

0
2 3 4

0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 1 2
6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4

7 6 5

3 4

Signal Controller

Output Signal
1

Signal Controller

Output Signal
0 1 2

0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4
6 5 7

0 7
2

0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 1 2
6 5 7

6 5 4 3

3 4

3 4

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

PHASING DIAGRAM
Barrier

1
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2
6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2

East-West 2
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2
6 5 4 3 7 0 1

North-South
3
0 7
2

4
0

0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 1 2
6 5 7

0
1 2 3

0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 1 2
6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4

7 6 5 4

6 5 4 3

Signal Controller

5
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2
6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2

Output Signal

Signal Controller

6
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2
6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2

Output Signal

Signal Controller

7
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2
6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2

Output Signal

Signal Controller

8
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2
6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Min Green Clock

Extension Clock

Max Green Clock

0 7 1

0 1
2 12 10 8 14 2 4

7 2
6 5 4

6
5 4 3

Output Signal

Signal Controller

1
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2 6 5 4 3
6

2
0 7 1 2
7 0 1 2 5 4 3 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

5
0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 0 1

6
0
2

0 1 2 6 5 4 3 7 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4

7 6 5 4

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Signal Controller

Output Signal

Output Signal

Output Signal

1 5 GREEN 2 3 4 6 7 8 RED

PHASING DIAGRAM

Barrier

East-West
1
2
3

North-South
4

PHASING DIAGRAM t East-West

1
2

Barrier

North-South
3

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM t East-West

1
2

Barrier

North-South
3

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM t East-West

1
2

Barrier

North-South
3

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM t East-West

1
2

Barrier

North-South
3

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM

Barrier

East-West
1
2

North-South
3

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM

Barrier

East-West
1
2

North-South
3

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM

Barrier

East-West
1
2
3

t North-South

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM

Barrier

East-West
1
2
3

t North-South

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM

Barrier

East-West
1
2
3

North-South
4

O S

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

PHASING DIAGRAM t East-West

1
2

Barrier

North-South
3

Output Signal

6 4 5 3 2 7 1 8

Extension

Extension
3

Minimum

Extension Extension Extension

Maximum Extension Maximum Green

Extension
4

Initial or Minimum Green

Extension

Extension

Minimum

Maximum Green
1
2
3

Extension Extension

Maximum Extension

Extension Extension
4
8

Extension

Initial or Minimum Green

0 14 12 10 8
Max Green Clock

2 4 6

Min Green Clock

Extension Clock

0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4

0 14 12 10 8
Max Green Clock

2 4 6

Min Green Clock

Extension Clock

0 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 6 5 7

0 1 2 3 4

Phase Interval Times Interval 1 Walk Ped Clear Initial Extension Max Green Yellow Red Permit Max Recall Min Recall Ped Recall Lag Phase 2 3 Phase 4 5

6 2.0 20 3 1

14 3.0 50 5 1

6 3.0 15 3 1

8 2.0 35 4 1

9 2.0 20 3 1

10 3.0 50 5 1

6 3.0 15 3 1

10 2.0 35 4 1

Settings
Initial Extension Max Yellow All-Red Walk FDW

Recall