Minimizing Intersection Waiting Time: Proposal of a Queue Network Model Using Kendall’s Notation in Panama City

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Applied Sciences-Basel Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI:10.3390/app131810030

Carlos A. Rovetto, Edmanuel Cruz, Ivonne Nuñez, Keyla Santana, Andrzej Smolarz, José Rangel, E. Cano

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Abstract

The paper presents a proposed queuing model based on Kendall’s notation for the intersection of two streets in Panama City (53 East and 56 East). The proposed model is based on a set of traffic lights that controls the flow of vehicles at the intersection according to a predetermined schedule. The model analyzes the stability of the system and simulations are performed to evaluate its performance. The main objective of the paper is to optimize the vehicle flow by minimizing the waiting time for passage. In the study, it was observed that the current traffic light system on Calle 50 (50th Street) is unstable and oversaturated during weekdays, which generates large vehicle queues with no estimated exit times. It was proposed to increase the system capacity to 1300 vehicles per hour to achieve reasonable stability and provide a solution to improve traffic signal timing on 50th Street. The need to increase the system capacity has been demonstrated and an optimal value has been suggested. The evaluation of other models and the use of AI can further strengthen the system and improve the prediction accuracy in different traffic scenarios.

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最小化交叉口等待时间:巴拿马城使用肯德尔符号的队列网络模型的建议

本文提出了一个基于Kendall符号的巴拿马城（53 East和56 East）两条街道交叉口排队模型。所提出的模型基于一组红绿灯，该红绿灯根据预定的时间表控制十字路口的车辆流量。该模型分析了系统的稳定性，并进行了仿真以评估其性能。本文的主要目的是通过最小化通行等待时间来优化车辆流量。在这项研究中，观察到Calle 50（50街）目前的红绿灯系统在工作日不稳定且过饱和，这导致车辆排起了长队，预计没有下车时间。建议将系统容量提高到每小时1300辆车，以实现合理的稳定性，并为改善50街的交通信号配时提供解决方案。已经证明了增加系统容量的必要性，并提出了最佳值。对其他模型的评估和人工智能的使用可以进一步加强系统，提高不同交通场景下的预测准确性。

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Applied Sciences-Basel CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMATERIALS SCIE-MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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5.30

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11.10%

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10882

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