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We have previously shown in an abstract simulation (Gershenson in Complex Syst. 16(1):29–53, 2005) that selforganizing traffic lights can greatly improve traffic flow for any density. In this chapter, we extend these results to a realistic setting, implementing self-organizing traffic lights in an advanced traffic simulator using real data from a Brussels avenue. In the next section, a brief introduction to the concept of self-organization is given. The SOTL control method is then presented, followed by the moreVTS simulator. In Sect. 3.5, results from our simulations are shown, followed by Discussion, Future Work, and Conclusions.
B. D’Hooghe is deceased.
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We should like to thank the Ministerie van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest for their support, providing the data for the Wetstraat.
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Cools, SB., Gershenson, C., D’Hooghe, B. (2013). Self-Organizing Traffic Lights: A Realistic Simulation. In: Prokopenko, M. (eds) Advances in Applied Self-Organizing Systems. Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5113-5_3
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