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Table 2 ITSCP classification based on problem characteristics

From: The traffic signal control problem for intersections: a review

Criteria

Consideration

Network type

1. Isolated intersection (I)

2. Arterial network (A)

3. General network (G)

Type of road users

1. Passenger cars (PC)

2. Pedestrians (P)

3. Transit vehicles (TV)

4. Passenger of transit vehicles (PTV)

5. Emergency vehicles (EV)

6. Motorcycles (M)

7. Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)

8. Large goods vehicles (LGVs)

9. Bicycles (B)

Priority

1. Priority is considered

2. Priority is not considered

Real-time strategies

1. Fixed-time

2. Actuated

3. Adaptive

Objectives

1. Delay minimization (D)

2. Person delay minimization (PD)

3. Throughput maximization (TH)

4. Total travel time minimization (TT)

5. Bandwidth maximization (B)

6. Total vehicle stops minimization (TS)

7. Mean queue length minimization (QL)

8. Max queue length minimization (XQL)

9. Emission minimization (E)

10. Fuel consumption minimization (FC)

11. Cycle length minimization (CL)

12. Likelihood of intersection cross-blocking minimization (ICB)

13. Increasing average vehicle speed (VS)

14. Total stoppage time minimization (TST)

15. Safety maximization (S)

Constraints

Cycle length

1. Fixed cycle length (F)

2. Limit on minimum cycle length (M)

3. Limit on maximum cycle length (X)

4. cycle length is not limited (N)

Green phase duration

1. Limit on minimum green phase duration (M)

2. Limit on maximum green phase duration (X)

3. green phase duration is not limited (N)

Phase sequence

1. Fixed phase sequence (F)

2. Phase sequence is selected among phase groups (S)

3. Phase sequence is not limited (N)