TY  - JOUR
A1  - Trapp, Roland
T1  - A local non-restrictive ramp metering strategy based on stochasticity of capacity
T2  - Transportation Research Procedia
N2  - A local non-restrictive ramp metering strategy PRO is introduced. It is based on the stochasticity of capacity. The ramp metering algorithm shows innovative features: 
• upstream time shifted measurements for anticipation 
• measurements are actuated every second 
• up to three vehicles per green are allowed 
Details of the theory of this strategy are described in the first part. At freeway B27 three ramp meters with the PRO algorithm were installed. In the second part, based on extensive detailed traffic and accident data the effects on traffic flow and safety are described. The impact is positive regarding vehicle speed, queue duration and length as well as capacity and traffic safety. The improvements of speeds, travel times and capacities are statistically significant. The ramp metering systems are highly cost effective.
KW  - Autobahn
KW  - Verkehrsregelung
KW  - freeway operation
KW  - traffic control
KW  - ramp metering
KW  - stochastic capacity
Y1  - 2016
UR  - https://hst.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/101
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:tr5-1014
VL  - 15
SP  - 594
EP  - 606
PB  - Elsevier
ER  -