匝道控制、可变限速和路肩控制已用于高速公路拥堵管理。本书基于宏观细胞传输模型，结合以上三种控制策略，建立以减小延误为目标的优化模型。该模型利用细胞传输模型中基本图分段线性的特性，将高速公路优化控制问题表述为线性规划问题，并利用IBM公司的 CPLEX求解器进行求解。在英国M25高速公路上对不同控制策略的性能进行了实际应用的测试，控制策略可以很好地改善高速公路的拥堵情况。
本书可供从事交通管理控制的研究人员参考阅读。

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background and Motivation
1.2 Review of Tratfic Models
1.2.1 Microscopic models
1.2.2 Macroscopic models
1.2.3 Discussion
1.3 Current Practice of Traffic Control
1.3.1 Ramp metering
1.3.2 Variable speed limits
1.3.3 Hard shoulder running
Chapter 2 Modelling of Motorway Traffic
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Cell Transmission Model
2.3 Traffic Data
2.3.1 Flow
2.3.2 Occupancy
2.3.3 Speed
2.3.4 Density
2.4 Model Calibration
2.4.1 Step 1:Free flow line
2.4.2 Step 2:Capacity
2.4.3 Step 3:Congested line
2.4.4 Review of procedure
Chapter 3 Optimisation of Ramp Metering
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Objective Function
3.3 Ramp Metering Formulation
3.4 Effect of Off-ramp Position
3.5 Sensitivity Analysis of Balance Parameter n
3.6 Working Example
3.6.1 Without ramp metering
3.6.2 With ramp metering
Chapter 4 Optimisation of Variable Speed Limits and Hard Shoulder Running
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Variable Speed Limits
4.2.1 Changes in fundamental diagram under VSL
4.2.2 Optimisation of VSL
4.2.3 The efect of fundamental diagram specifications under VSL
4.3 Hard Shoulder Running
4.3.1 Changes in fundamental diagram under HSR
4.3.2 Optimisation of HSR
4.3.3 Optimisation of integrated control strategy
4.4 Working Example
4.4.1 Variable speed limits
4.4.2 Hard shoulder running
4.4.3 Integrated control strategy
Chapter 5 Robust Optimisation of Ramp Metering
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Characteristic of Road Traffic Flow
5.2.1 Set-valued fundamental diagram
5.2.2 Demand uncertainty
5.3 Robust Optimisation of Ramp Metering
5.3.1 Review of robust optimisation
5.3.2 Likelihood region
5.3.3 Robust ramp metering formulation
5.4 Working Example
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