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Adaptive and Distributed Speed Limitation in a Simulation of the Swiss Highway Network

2007
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The present work is aimed at finding a decentralized, adaptive solution for intelligent speed limitation that increases highway efficiency. Each segment of the highway is associated with an intelligent agent which can monitor traffic conditions and impose speed limits. Agents communicate with neighbouring agents to exchange information and effectively coordinate their speed limitations they impose. We propose to use the Distributed Constraint Optimisation framework to model the coordination problem, and the DPOP algorithm for solving it.

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Highway

A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or a translation for autobahn, autoroute, etc. According to Merriam Webster, the use of the term predates the 12th century. According to Etymonline, "high" is in the sense of "main". In North American and Australian English, major roads such as controlled-access highways or arterial roads are often state highways (Canada: provincial highways).

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In computer science, a software agent or software AI is a computer program that acts for a user or other program in a relationship of agency, which derives from the Latin agere (to do): an agreement to act on one's behalf. Such "action on behalf of" implies the authority to decide which, if any, action is appropriate. Some agents are colloquially known as bots, from robot. They may be embodied, as when execution is paired with a robot body, or as software such as a chatbot executing on a phone (e.g.

Speed limit

Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. Speed limits are generally indicated on a traffic sign reflecting the maximum permitted speed, expressed as kilometres per hour (km/h) or miles per hour (mph) or both. Speed limits are commonly set by the legislative bodies of national or provincial governments and enforced by national or regional police and judicial authorities.

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