Current Project Status

Objectives Reached:

• Graphical User interface Design completed
• Delieverable goals decided and detailed
• Use cases established for first delieverable
• Project concept and implementation methods determined

Work in progress:

• Choosing the appropriate implementation platform (language etc.)
• Testing implementation methods for accuracy and practicality
• Increasing familiarity with relevant programming languages
• creating formal presentation of use cases

ITCHES: The Intelligent Traffic Control Heuristics Environment & Simulator Project

Project Concept :

The basic concept of the system is to create a traffic light control system for urban transportation networks that dynamically changes light timing patterns based on network usage. The system would take traffic volume data as input and change lights to allow for heavy congestion to move and dissipate. An example of where such a system would be advantageous is rush hour in New York City. Gridlock is often a problem on the busy avenues, and no matter which direction has right of way at a gridlocked intersection, traffic cannot move because lights at adjacent intersections restrict the flow of vehicles through the network. If the control system could detect gridlock, lights at adjacent intersections could be changed to allow traffic on the heavily clogged roads to flow and thus clear the gridlocked intersection. Another situation in which the system would be helpful would be routing traffic to allow emergency vehicles to reach their destinations quickly.

Group Members :

Matthew Muscari: muscarim@eden
Giovanni Sosa: gtsosa@eden
Haitian Liu: haitianl@eden
Neha Gupta: ngupta33@eden

Current Goals:

• Flesh out user interface
• Determine Network Features
• Determine necessary network drawing
• Become more familiar with Java, JOGL, Swing and Java2D