Traffic signs and signals Control systems

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Name (Hebrew)
תנועה, תמרורים ורמזורים מערכות בקרה
Name (Latin)
Traffic signs and signals Control systems
Other forms of name
Traffic signal control systems
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Wikidata: Q7832507
Library of congress: sh2006004340
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: National Academy of Sciences. Transportation Research Board. Managing urban traffic systems--freeway operations, high-occupancy vehicle systems, and traffic signal systems, 2004.
  • U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office. Developing traffic signal control systems using the National ITS architecture, 1998:p. I-1 (traffic control systems, a component of ITS) p. I-3 (effective traffic signal control systems provide control, surveillance, and maintenance functions; traffic signal control systems control signal timing at individual signal controllers to coordinate surface transportation flow)
  • Assessing the Benefits and Costs of ITS, 2004:p. 131 (traffic signal control systems; efficient traffic signal control is recognized as important component of the Advanced Traffic Control and Information Systems (ATMIS) element of Intelligent Transportation Systems)
  • U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Guidelines for transportation management systems, final report, Dec. 2002, via WWW, June 5, 2006:glossary ("TSCS, traffic signal control systems, advanced systems that adjust the amount of "green" time for each street and coordinate operation between signals to maximize traffic flow and minimize delay based on real-time changes in demand")
  • Artificial Neural Networks for Civil Engineers, 1998:p. 36 ("current traffic signal control systems are either pretimed, semi-actuated, fully-actuated, or volume-density responsive")
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Wikipedia description:

The normal function of traffic lights requires more than sight control and coordination to ensure that traffic and pedestrians move as smoothly, and safely as possible. A variety of different control systems are used to accomplish this, ranging from simple clockwork mechanisms to sophisticated computerized control and coordination systems that self-adjust to minimize delay to people using the junction.

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