Conference

4th meeting (November 2014, Brisbane)

The 4th meeting of WCTRS SIG C-2 was held in Queensland University of Technology (QUT), in Brisbane, Australia, from 18th to 20th November, 2014. It was a joint meeting with SIG-C3 on Intelligent Transport Systems.

Program

• WCTR Updates

• Presentations

  • An overview of ITS research priorities in Finland – supporting evidence based policy (Pekka Leviäkangas)

  • The Queensland Vehicle Priority & Pre-emption System (David K Stewart)

  • SCATS Ramp Metering: Strategies, Arterial Integration, Results and Latest Developments (Carlos Aydos)

  • Proactive Coordination of VMS Guidance and Traffic Signal Control for a Divergent Network (Meng Li)

  • A ramp metering strategy for rapid congestion recovery (Rui Jiang)

  • Application of Vection System on Japanese Intercity Expressway (Hiroyuki Oneyama)

  • Quality Management for Traffic Signals (Manfred Boltze)

  • Design and control of signalized intersections for Sustainability: The case of Public Health (Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh)

  • Adaptive Cruise Control application for congestion alleviation at Motorway bottlenecks (Takahashi Oguchi)

  • A Generalized Assessment Model for the Amount of Information of Variable Message Signs (Keshuang Tang)

  • Human factors issues in Cooperative ITS (Andry Rakotonirainy)

  • An assessment of environmental effects of offset optimization in urban roads (Bernhard Friedrich)

  • Is Adaptive Signal Control Really Better than Conventional Coordination? (Zong Tian)

  • Managing Brisbane G20 Traffic (Simon Belfield)

  • Roundabout Entry Capacity Estimation Considering Pedestrian Impact (Hideki Nakamura)

  • Pedestrian Safety at Signalized Intersections; analysis and modeling (Wael Khaleel Alhajyaseen)

  • Highlights of Signal Control Guideline for Anhui Province, China (Keping Li)

• Technical visit to Transmax – Developer of ITS Platform STREAMS