CESS seminars: Multiscale Control of Urban Traffic Networks
Event details
| Date | 22.02.2023 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Xuegang (Jeff) Ban, University of Washington (USA) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Abstract
Urban traffic system is multiscale in both spatial and temporal domains. Traffic at each scale has its own behavior and dynamics, while interacting with traffic at other scales. In this research, we propose a general multiscale modeling and control framework for urban traffic, motivated by connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). We propose several key concepts for multiscale modeling such as the state consistency between the two scales to establish the stability of the control scheme, as well as a model predictive control (MPC) based solution method. We will share some results of applying the multiscale control method to the Downtown Seattle network, including an MFD-based perimeter control scheme and some thoughts on how it may be integrated into the multiscale framework.
Bio
Dr. Xuegang (Jeff) Ban is the William and Marilyn Conner Endowed Professor with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Washington. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Automotive Engineering from Tsinghua University, and his M.S. in Computer Sciences and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation) from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His research interests are in Transportation Network System Modeling and Simulation, and Urban Traffic Modeling and Control. His recent work focuses on applying optimization, control, and ML/AI methods to the understanding and modeling of emerging technologies/systems in transportation such as CAVs and New Mobility Services. Dr. Ban is an Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part C, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, and serves on the editorial board of Transportation Research Part B. He received the 2011 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the New Faculty Award from the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) in 2012.
Urban traffic system is multiscale in both spatial and temporal domains. Traffic at each scale has its own behavior and dynamics, while interacting with traffic at other scales. In this research, we propose a general multiscale modeling and control framework for urban traffic, motivated by connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). We propose several key concepts for multiscale modeling such as the state consistency between the two scales to establish the stability of the control scheme, as well as a model predictive control (MPC) based solution method. We will share some results of applying the multiscale control method to the Downtown Seattle network, including an MFD-based perimeter control scheme and some thoughts on how it may be integrated into the multiscale framework.
Bio
Dr. Xuegang (Jeff) Ban is the William and Marilyn Conner Endowed Professor with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Washington. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Automotive Engineering from Tsinghua University, and his M.S. in Computer Sciences and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation) from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His research interests are in Transportation Network System Modeling and Simulation, and Urban Traffic Modeling and Control. His recent work focuses on applying optimization, control, and ML/AI methods to the understanding and modeling of emerging technologies/systems in transportation such as CAVs and New Mobility Services. Dr. Ban is an Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part C, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, and serves on the editorial board of Transportation Research Part B. He received the 2011 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the New Faculty Award from the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) in 2012.
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Organizer
- Prof. Olga Fink (IMOS), Prof. Alexandre Alahi (VITA), Prof. Dusan Licina (HOBEL), Prof. Alain Nussbaumer (RESSLab)
Contact
- Prof. Nikolas Geroliminis (LUTS)