Aimed at prevalent violations of non-motorists at urban intersections in China, this paper intends to clarify the characteristics and insecurity of violations of non-motorists at signal intersections through questionnaire and video recording, which may serve as the basis for non-motor vehicle management with the purpose of improving the traffic order and enhancing the safety degree of signal in...

In recent years, autonomic and organic computing have become areas of active research in the informatics community. Both initiatives aim at handling the growing complexity in technical systems by focusing on adaptation and self-optimisation capabilities. A promising application for organic concepts is the control of road traffic signals in urban areas. This article presents an organic approach ...

Visible light communication (VLC) is nowadays envisaged as a promising technology to enable new classes of services in intelligent transportation systems ranging, e.g., from assisted driving autonomous vehicles. The assessment the performance VLC for automotive applications requires basic step model transmission pattern and propagation signal when real traffic-lights road scenarios are involved...

In our group we have developed a traffic lights programming optimization model based on the combination of Genetic Algorithms and Microsimulation running over a Beowulf Cluster parallel computer. So far, in this architecture we have used a single variable for the fitness function. In this research our aim is to explore any polynomial dependence – up to a 2 degree – between two candidate variabl...

By means of asymmetric color matching, the effects of steady-state chromatic adaptation on the color appearance of briefly presented chromatic flashes were investigated. The adapting and test lights were of equal luminance (35 cd/m2) and differed from the standard grey adapting light either along the L-2M (red and green), or along the S-(L+M) (yellow and violet) line. The red (green) adapting l...

Traffic control devices are one of the most significant factors affecting driving behavior. In China, there is a lack of installation guidelines or standards for traffic control devices in school zones. In addition, little research has been done to examine the effects of traffic control devices on driving behavior. Few guidelines have been established for implementing traffic control devices in...

Recently, the energy resources have been decreased while the global energy demand is expected to grow rapidly. This has led the authorities associated with traffic management to seek various solutions for enhancing energy efficiency of the huge numbers of lamps used in traffic light systems. Hence, many metropolitan areas, like Istanbul, have started using traffic lights equipped with LEDs inst...