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 References
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