Traffic Engineering and ITS
Instructor information
Module leader: Prof. Gaetano Fusco
Course information
ECTS: 12 credits Status: Compulsory Semester: 1-2 Hours: 60/36 (lectures/exercises) Link: course page Link to online class: https://meet.google.com/pkp-cnwm-bgm
Objectives
Objectives of the course is to provide students with the following skills:
- Learn theoretical principles of road traffic and functional principles of applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
- Learn technical characteristics of single components of ITS
- Be skilled at methods for analysis and design of road traffic control and applications of ITS
Syllabus outline
- Part One: Fundamentals - Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems - Fundamentals of Traffic Flow Theory - Fundamentals of Automatic Control - Network Modeling and Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Part Two: Technologies - Traffic Monitoring Technologies - Vehicle Navigation Technologies - Software for Intelligent Transportation Systems Design
- Part Three: Applications - Design of Traffic Signal Operation - Dynamic Traveler Information Systems - Dynamic Traffic and Transit Management Systems
- Students’ Project - Project Description - Project Data
Essential reading list
- Lawrence A. Klein (2001). Sensor Technologies and Data Requirements for ITS. Artech House.
- Yilin Zhao (1997). Vehicle Location and Navigation Systems. Artech House.
- US Federal Highway Administration (1996). Traffic Flow Theory. Chapters 2, 4, 8, 9.
- US Federal Highway Administration (2010). Highway Capacity Manual.
- Federal Highway Administration: Traffic Signal Timing Manual
- Transportation Research Board. 75 Years of the Fundamental Diagram for Traffic Flow Theory* * Additional readings
Recent theses
- Vincenzo Venditti (2019-2020) Optimal Location for Electric Fast Charging Stations
- Mirko Guerriero (2019-2020) Smart grid and electric mobility: application of V2G technology in a case study on the city of Rome
- Elsiddig Elsimaih Elsiddig Elnour (2019-2020) Autonomous Driving Tactical decisions & Execution for overtaking maneuver
- Gianluca Ceccarini(2018-2019) Urban Freight Transport with Electric Vehicles: a State of the Art
- Flaminia Ferrazza(2017-2018) Signal Synchronization of an Urban Corridor with Bus Priority
- Carolina Falaguasta (2017-2018) Behavioral analysis and mobility management
- Emanuela Vetrano (2017-2018) Road Traffic Signal Setting through V2X communications
- Filippo Carrese (2017-2018) A Within Day Dynamic Gravity Model that Integrates Data Driven and Time Geography approaches
- Marreddy Vivek Reddy (2017-2018) Real-Time Predictive Traffic Signal Synchronization through VANET Communication
- Jobin Antony (2017-2018) Analysis of potential market share of electric vehicles and the demand for electric energy in a metropolitan area
- Roberta Di Blasi (2017-2018) Arterial signal optimization through traffic microscopic simulation
- Beatrice Calabresi (2017) Capacity models and simulation tools for intermodal rail-road terminals
- Angelika Wierzchowska (2016) Design of traffic-actuated plan selection road signal control