Distributed Stochastic Model Predictive Control for an Urban Traffic Network

Abstract: In this paper, we design a stochastic Model Predictive Control (MPC) traffic signal control method for an urban traffic network when the uncertainties in the estimation of the exogenous (in/out)-flows and the turning ratios of downstream traffic flows are taken into account. Assuming that the traffic model parameters are random variables with known expectations and variance, the traffic signal control and coordination problem is formulated as a quadratic program with linear and second-order cone constraints. In order to reduce computational complexity, we suggest a way to decompose the optimization problem corresponding to the whole traffic network into multiple subproblems. By applying Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM), the optimal stochastic traffic signal splits are found in distributed manner. The effectiveness of the designed control method is validated via some simulations using VISSIM and MATLAB.