TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Signal timing parameters estimation for intersections using floating car data JO - Transportation research record A1 - Du, Zelong A1 - Yan, Xintao A1 - Zhu, Jinqing A1 - Sun, Weili SP - 189 EP - 201 VL - 2673 IS - 6 N2 - Signal phase and timing (SPaT) information is critical for many in-vehicle applications. However, it is challenging and time-consuming to acquire city-wide SPaT information from local traffic management agencies directly. A significant limitation of existing SPaT information estimation methods in the literature is that they can only be applied to a specified time-of-day (TOD) period. In the real-world, however, different TOD timing plans are used to accommodate fluctuations in traffic demands. In this paper, we propose a novel method for traffic light parameter estimation based on floating car data, which features recognizing TOD breakpoints and can thus be applied to intersections with multi-TOD timing plans. Also, good estimation of TOD breakpoints leads to more data availability for estimation of other parameters. The proposed method is tested with real-world data collected from the DiDi on-line hailing platform in China. The filed test results show promising accuracy. The absolute error of green duration is within 3 s in daytime and the estimation error of TOD breakpoints is within 15 min.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0361-1981 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119844756 ID - ref1 ER -