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AuthorIbrahim, Albool
AuthorAshqar, Huthaifa I
AuthorElhenawy, Mohammed
AuthorHussain, Qinaat
AuthorAlhajyaseen, Wael
AuthorRakha, Hesham
AuthorStohy, Ahmed
Available date2023-08-31T17:20:47Z
Publication Date2023-09
Publication NameCase Studies on Transport Policy
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2023.101022
CitationAlbool, I., Ashqar, H. I., Elhenawy, M., Hussain, Q., Alhajyaseen, W., Rakha, H., & Stohy, A. (2023). Fuel consumption at signalized intersections: Investigating the impact of different signal indication settings. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 13
ISSN2213-624X
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X23000767
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/47148
AbstractThe fuel consumption of vehicles depends on various factors including vehicle design, driving style, traffic management, and road design. Many manufacturers have been developing efficient and smart vehicles, which contributes to minimizing vehicle fuel consumption. However, traffic management and control could restrict the efficiency of having a sustainable mobility system. Intersections are considered as critical locations, in terms of fuel consumption, due to the significant impact of traffic control at these locations on the vehicle maneuver either by stopping or acceleration to clear these bottleneck points. Analyzing the effect of different intersection signal settings is, therefore, important to optimize vehicle fuel consumption. In this study, we used simulator data of sixty-six drivers going through signalized intersections equipped with two different signal indication settings, namely, control and flashing green conditions. We calculated total fuel consumption using the VT-CPFM and COPERT models and then applied GLME with two different model distributions: normal and log-normal to study the correlation between the two treatments and fuel consumption. Results showed that by displaying the remaining green time, flashing green treatment (i.e., signals with traffic light sequence: green, flashing green, yellow and red-green) produced a lower fuel consumption in comparison to control condition (green, yellow and red sequence), yielding to a similar performance of eco-driving. It was found that as drivers become aware ahead of time when the traffic light will be turning red due to the flashing green signal indication, eventually they either speed up a little to cross the intersection in time, or they early start decelerating, which creates a more optimal deceleration pattern. Results also showed that the VT-CPFM model resulted in more realistic results than COPERT due to its ability to capture the transient changes in speed and acceleration.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier Ltd
SubjectSignalized intersection
Traffic lights
Fuel consumption
Sustainability
TitleFuel consumption at signalized intersections: Investigating the impact of different signal indication settings
TypeArticle
Volume Number13
ESSN2213-6258
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