Preface |
Introduction / 1: |
Highway Congestion / 1.1: |
Impact of Incidents on Highway Congestion / 1.2: |
Incident Types and Impacts / 1.3: |
Incident Management / 1.4: |
Agencies Involved in Incident Management / 1.5: |
Incident Management Process / 1.6: |
Problems in Incident Management / 1.7: |
Review of Incident Management Systems / 2: |
Proposed Implementation Frameworks for Incident Management Support Systems / 2.1: |
System Requirements and Characteristics / 2.2.1: |
Blackboard Architecture / 2.2.2: |
Incident Management Frameworks Based on Expert Systems / 2.3: |
Incident Management Systems Based on Geographical Information Systems / 2.4: |
Summary / 2.5: |
Review Questions |
Wide-Area Incident Management Support System Software / 3: |
Design Considerations / 3.1: |
Overall Concept / 3.1.1: |
Framework for Integration / 3.1.2: |
Application Design / 3.2: |
Decision Support Modules / 3.2.1: |
Duration Estimation Module / 3.2.2: |
Delay Calculation Module / 3.2.3: |
Response Module / 3.2.4: |
Software Implementation / 3.3: |
Software Implementation Architecture / 3.3.1: |
Application Development / 3.3.2: |
Data-level Integration / 3.3.3: |
Command-level Integration / 3.3.4: |
Incident Detection / 3.4: |
What Is Incident Detection? / 4.1: |
Traffic Surveillance and Data / 4.2.1: |
Analysis of Traffic Data / 4.2.2: |
Importance of Incident Detection Time / 4.2.3: |
Effect of Incident Detection Time on Overall Incident Duration / 4.3: |
Incident Detection Issues / 4.4: |
Surveillance Issues / 4.4.1: |
Algorithmic Issues / 4.4.2: |
Verification Issues: Evaluation of Incident Detection Systems / 4.5: |
Operational Field Tests / 4.6: |
Transcom Transmit Project / 4.6.1: |
I-880 Field Experiment: Incident Detection Using Cellular Phones / 4.6.2: |
Incident Duration and Delay Prediction / 4.7: |
Incident Duration Estimation Models / 5.1: |
Northern Virginia Case Study: Methodological Structure / 5.2: |
Structure and Design of Survey Forms and Data Collection / 5.2.1: |
Analysis of New Incident Data / 5.2.2: |
Detailed Analysis / 5.2.3: |
Summary of Detailed Data Analysis / 5.2.4: |
Development of Incident Clearance Time Prediction/Decision Trees / 5.2.5: |
Validation of Prediction/Decision Trees / 5.2.6: |
Distribution Properties of Incident Duration Data Collected for Case Study / 5.2.7: |
Comparison of Our Results With Previous Work / 5.2.8: |
Incident Delay Prediction / 5.3: |
Deterministic Queuing Diagram / 5.3.1: |
Other Methods to Determine Incident Delays / 5.3.2: |
Incident Response / 5.4: |
The Incident Response Problem / 6.1: |
Tools / 6.1.1: |
Research Needs for the Development of Incident Response Support Tools / 6.1.2: |
Existing Incident Response Systems / 6.2: |
Orange County, California: Caltrans / 6.2.1: |
I-95 Corridor Coalition / 6.2.2: |
Northern Virginia / 6.2.3: |
Research on Incident Response / 6.2.4: |
Formulation of a Response Plan / 6.3: |
Incident Characterization / 6.3.1: |
Service Identification / 6.3.2: |
Agency Notification / 6.3.3: |
Clearance Process / 6.3.4: |
Computer Implementation of the Conceptual Computer-Based Response Plan / 6.3.5: |
Case Study / 6.4: |
Study Area and Response Statistics / 6.4.1: |
Statistical Analysis of Resources / 6.4.2: |
Resource Allocation / 6.4.3: |
Implementation of Response Rule Base as Part of WAIMSS / 6.4.4: |
Traffic Diversion for Real-Time Traffic Management During Incidents / 6.5: |
A Scenario / 7.1: |
The Solution Approach / 7.2: |
Traffic Diversion / 7.3: |
Diversion System Architecture of WAIMSS / 7.4: |
System Components / 7.4.1: |
Diversion Initiation Module / 7.4.2: |
Diversion Strategy Planning Module (Heuristic Network Generator) / 7.4.3: |
Diversion Control/Routing Module / 7.4.4: |
Functions and Theory of the Network Generator / 7.5: |
Network Aggregation Models / 7.6: |
Theoretical Modeling of the Network Generator / 7.7: |
Elements and Types of Diversion Strategies / 7.7.1: |
Estimation of Incident Impact Area / 7.8: |
Representation of Incident Impact Area Knowledge / 7.8.1: |
Estimation of Diversion Volume / 7.8.2: |
Dynamic Link Elimination Concept / 7.8.3: |
Proposed Approach for Link Elimination / 7.8.4: |
Factors Influencing Link Elimination / 7.8.5: |
Rule Base for Dynamic Link Elimination / 7.8.6: |
Link Elimination Decision Making / 7.8.7: |
Link Elimination Rule Structure / 7.8.8: |
Link Elimination Decision Process / 7.8.9: |
Cumulative Weight Function for Conflict Resolution / 7.8.10: |
Rule Antecedents / 7.8.11: |
Link Elimination Rules / 7.8.12: |
Route Generation / 7.9: |
Summary and Need for Further Research / 7.10: |
Route Prioritization / 7.10.1: |
Testing and Validation of Diversion Strategies / 7.10.2: |
Multiple-Point Diversion / 7.10.3: |
Network Connectivity and Existence of Multiple Diversion Routes / 7.10.4: |
Online Traffic Control / 8: |
Traffic Control Problems in ITS: Dynamic Traffic Routing/Assignment / 8.1: |
Traditional Techniques / 8.2.1: |
Ramp Metering Control / 8.2.2: |
Signalized Intersection Control / 8.2.3: |
Traffic Speed Control / 8.2.4: |
Feedback Control Designs for Macroscopic Control Problems / 8.3: |
Example Problem / 8.4: |
Conclusions and Future Research / 8.5: |
Conclusions / 9.1: |
Incident Input / 9.1.1: |
Duration Estimation and Delay Prediction / 9.1.2: |
Response Plan Development / 9.1.3: |
Traffic Diversion and Control / 9.1.4: |
Future Research / 9.2: |
Validation and Elaboration of Duration Prediction / 9.2.1: |
Real-World Implementation of Duration and Delay Models / 9.2.3: |
Advanced Traffic Control Algorithms / 9.2.4: |
Evaluation of Existing Incident Management Programs / 9.2.5: |
About the Authors |
Index |
Preface |
Introduction / 1: |
Highway Congestion / 1.1: |