TOPL is a suite of software tools for specifying freeway operational improvement strategies, such as ramp metering, demand and incident management, and for quickly estimating the benefits of such improvements. TOPL is based on the macroscopic cell transmission model. The paper summarizes the theory of the cell transmission model and describes the procedure to carry out a TOPL application. The procedure is illustrated for the 26-mile long I-210W freeway in California, whose model is calibrated using loop detector measurements of volume and speed. The measurements show that congestion originates in a bottleneck and moves upstream, as predicted by the theory. The simulations show that appropriate ramp metering can dramatically reduce total congestion delay and mainline travel time.
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ASME 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
October 20–22, 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Dynamic Systems and Control Division
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978-0-7918-4335-2
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TOPL: Tools for Operational Planning of Transportation Networks
V. Dadok,
V. Dadok
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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G. Dervisoglu,
G. Dervisoglu
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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R. Horowitz,
R. Horowitz
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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A. A. Kurzhanskiy,
A. A. Kurzhanskiy
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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J. Kwon,
J. Kwon
California State University-East Bay, Hayward, CA
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A. Muralidharan,
A. Muralidharan
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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S. Norman,
S. Norman
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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R. O. Sa´nchez,
R. O. Sa´nchez
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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P. Varaiya
P. Varaiya
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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A. Chow
University of California, Richmond, CA
V. Dadok
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
G. Dervisoglu
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
G. Gomes
University of California, Richmond, CA
R. Horowitz
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
A. A. Kurzhanskiy
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
J. Kwon
California State University-East Bay, Hayward, CA
X.-Y. Lu
University of California, Richmond, CA
A. Muralidharan
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
S. Norman
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
R. O. Sa´nchez
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
P. Varaiya
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Paper No:
DSCC2008-2243, pp. 1035-1042; 8 pages
Published Online:
June 29, 2009
Citation
Chow, A, Dadok, V, Dervisoglu, G, Gomes, G, Horowitz, R, Kurzhanskiy, AA, Kwon, J, Lu, X, Muralidharan, A, Norman, S, Sa´nchez, RO, & Varaiya, P. "TOPL: Tools for Operational Planning of Transportation Networks." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. ASME 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Parts A and B. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. October 20–22, 2008. pp. 1035-1042. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2008-2243
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