ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF BUS PRIORITY METHODS WHEN PASSING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS USING ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL
D.A. Zakharov1, A.V. Pistsov2
Industrial University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia
1 e-mail: zaharovda@tyuiu.ru
2 e-mail: pistsovav@tyuiu.ru
Abstract. In recent years in the cities of the Russian Federation, within the framework of the national project “Safe and high-quality roads” the concept of “priority development of public transport” has been actively implemented and Intelligent transport systems have been created. The article discusses ways to prioritize public transport when passing through intersections using adaptive traffic light control as a possible alternative to a lane for route vehicles.
The aim of the study is to reduce the loss of time for road users by determining the best ways to prioritize buses when passing regulated intersections, taking into account the number of passengers in public transport and the loss of time for all traffic participants.
During the study, field observation methods, mathematical and simulation modeling were used. The account of the moments of the approach of buses to the regulated intersection and the analysis of the loss of time for buses when passing through the section on the central street of Tyumen was carried out. The scientific novelty lies in establishing the dependencies of the average speed of the bus on the approach to the intersection from the moment until the end of the traffic signal, the delay time of the buses on the number and moment of stopping the buses when passing the intersection.
With the help of simulation micromodeling, the dependence of the delay time of buses and cars on traffic intensity was established for five options for priority to public transport. Two variants of priority for buses when passing through intersections are based on the methods of adaptive control of traffic lights and the algorithms “stage recall” and “green extension”. The use of a dedicated lane and the “stage recall” method at high traffic intensity reduces the delay time for buses by 94%, for personal vehicles – increases by 85%. At low traffic intensity, the delay time changes by 11 and 6%, respectively, for buses and cars. The use of the “green extension” method allows to reduce the total delay time by 3.2% with a high traffic volume (1900 veh/h) and a small number of buses (40 veh/h) and has a greater effect than the lane for fixed-route vehicles (deterioration by 148%).
To determine the most efficient priority method, it is proposed to take into account the number of passengers in public transport. The dependence of the total delay time of all traffic participants on the traffic intensity of cars and buses with different priority methods has been established. This approach allows us to further determine the area of rational application of priority methods for public transport with the target function of reducing the loss of time for all traffic participants.
Key words: public transport, cars, buses, intelligent transport systems, adaptive control of a traffic light object, transport modeling.
Acknowledgements. The research was funded by RFBR and Tyumen Region, number 20-48-720006 «Model for the transformation of urban transport systems with considering the impact on society and the economy of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic».
Cite as: Zakharov, D. A., Pistsov, A. V. [Analysis of the efficiency of bus priority methods when passing through intersections using adaptive traffic light control] Intellekt. Innovacii. Investicii [Intellect. Innovations. Investments]. Vol. 4, pp. 128–139, https://doi.org/10.25198/2077-7175-2022-4-128.
