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An application of Q ‐value‐based dynamic programming with Boltzmann distribution to real‐world road networks
Author(s) -
Yu Shanqing,
Mabu Shingo,
Mainali Manoj Kanta,
Shimada Kaoru,
Hirasawa Kotaro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.21833
Subject(s) - traffic flow (computer networking) , traffic generation model , computer science , programming paradigm , simulation , dynamic programming , mode (computer interface) , real time computing , computer network , algorithm , programming language , operating system
In order to alleviate traffic congestion and improve the efficiency of traffic systems from a global perspective, a dynamic traffic management model is proposed in this paper. The proposed model is applied to the large‐scale microscopic simulator SOUND/4U based on the real‐world road network of Kurosaki, Kitakyushu, Japan. All the vehicles in the simulator follow the direction from the route guidance of the dynamic traffic management model, in which the extended Q ‐value‐based dynamic Programming with Boltzmann distribution (QDP‐BD) and the time‐varying traffic information are used to generate the routes from the origins to the destinations. The simulation results show that the proposed QDP‐BD can reduce traffic congestion and improve the efficiency of the whole traffic system effectively compared with the greedy method in the real‐world road network. © 2013 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.