TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Transition between signal timing plans: a methodological and analytical overview
JO  - Transport reviews
A1  - Peñabaena-Niebles, Rita
A1  - Cantillo, Victor
A1  - Cuentas, Sandra
A1  - Moura, José Luis
SP  - 356
EP  - 378
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - The transition phase is generally defined as the process of switching from one timing plan to another; this process may include changes in offset, phase split or cycle length until coordination for a new timing plan is reached once again. As noted in the literature, transition phases between timing plans may lead to severe disruptions of traffic flow, resulting in potentially lasting effects. The aim of this paper is to comprehensively review, classify and analyse the literature regarding transition between different timing plans to highlight existing research gaps and give researchers a starting point to continue contributing with solutions to the transition problem. Regarding transition approaches, a gap concerning mathematical approaches was deemed significant as a transition could be greatly benefited by simultaneously optimising more than one operational measure of effectiveness through multi-objective mathematical models. Moreover, in the analysis of applied approaches, Shortway algorithms generally outperformed other practical methods under different scenarios.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0144-1647
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2014.905648
ID  - ref1
ER  -