The history of traffic signal control started on December 1868 when the first traffic signal was installed in London. Traffic signal setting is an important tool for the circulation of traffic through cities. With increasing traffic and congested roads the scheduling of traffic signals becomes more and more important. Indeed, delays at intersections depend most of the times on signal setting. The classical objectives of traffic control are according to Gazis [Traffic Science, 1974] the improvement of safety and the decrease of discomfort of drivers. In other words, signal control is used as a tool for increasing the performance of traffic networks without changing the road structure. The main goal of this thesis is to analyse the different traffic control systems nowadays used in the Netherlands, especially in Eindhoven. We try to improve the current control systems by using other mathematical models and methods and try to implement these new signal control systems into new software, so that it can be used by traffic engineers. (Author/publisher)
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