Indian ATCS System

Atul Kumar
CoSiCoSt
Composite Signal Control Strategy
What is required for Indian Roads
• Handle non-lane based mixed traffic flow conditions
• Implementation of Complex Phasing Schemes
• Self-calibrating for Phase lengths and Cycle lengths
• Dynamic Route Selection
• Real-time Signal Coordination
• Fallback operation in Vehicle Actuated mode
• Remote Monitoring and Administration
• Scalable
• Decision Support Reports
• Local Expertise
• Simulator interface
CoSiCoSt
• The Only Indigenous ATCS in India
• Development funded by Govt. of India
• Customized for Indian Road and Traffic Conditions
• Limited lane discipline
• High heterogeneity
• Non-standard Road Geometry
• Self-Calibrating
• Unreliable Power and Communication Network
• Scalable and light weight
• In-house R&D Support
• Availability of Local Expertise
• Multi-vendor Representation
• Hardware and Software Application from same OEM
Basic System Architecture
Signal
Control
Data
Acquisition and ATCS Engine
UI

Communication Network

TraMM CoSiCoSt

WiTraC / CUTE
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Functional Block Diagram
Comparison of CoSiCoSt with
other ATCS
 Functions SCATS / ACS Lite
Method Select a Coordinated Signal plan
from the library based on the traffic
flow or Time of Day Plan and further
optimize it with small incremental
adjustments.
CoSiCoSt Benefits
Signal Coordination
Compare timestamps of coordinated Smooth transition. Easy implementation
signal phases for offset deviation. Correct without special skills in coordinated
offset deviation, if any, by proposing signal plan development.
appropriate signal timings

Input requirements Set of coordinated signal plans for Offsets configured for different flows No need to define signal status during
different flows transition.
Second-by-second detector data for Time-stamped Phase termination data Less communication overhead
Cycle and Link profiling from traffic signal controllers

Vehicle Detection Advance Detectors No separate detectors required No dependency on advance detectors
that may fail in non-lane based, mixed
traffic flow conditions

Optimization Offset optimization based on Cycle Follows configured Offsets. No No dependency on Cycle and LFP that
and Link flow Profile optimization. may fail in non-lane based, mixed traffic
flow conditions
 Functions SCATS / ACS Lite CoSiCoSt Benefits

Route Selection
Method Select from Time of Day (TOD) Plan Dynamic selection based on real-time traffic Adaptive to traffic fluctuations
flow

Input requirements Time of Day Plan Configured routes, Thresholds Easy implementation

Cycle length update

Method Select from a Time of Day (TOD) Breakpoint identification based on degree of Adaptive and Self-calibrating.
Plan or a set of signal plans of saturation (DOS). Rule based Cycle length No need of signal plan library
different cycle length based on the update.
flow

Reference Degree of Saturation or Flow Degree of Saturation Easily configurable.

Profiles (requires calibration)

Input requirements Manually configured thresholds for Manually configured thresholds for Degree of Easily configurable.
Degree of Saturation or Flow Saturation
Profiles (requires calibration)

Set of signal plans Basic signal plan Easy implementation

 Functions SCATS / ACS Lite CoSiCoSt Benefits

Phase Time Distribution

Method Split Adjustment Logic (SAL) to balance Split Adjustment Logic (SAL) to balance DOS Better queue management and
degree of saturation (DOS) or selection and Split Carry Forward Method (SCF) for improved discharge
from a library actuated coordinated operation

Progression Band Progression biasing Self-regulated by SCF Better progression band

improvement

Reference Improved discharge

Implementation Central Level (SAL) Central Level (SAL) and Local Level (SCF) Faster response to traffic flow
change. Improved progression
band
 Volume (veh/hr)

1650
1700
1750
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
2050
2100
2150
18:10:27
18:13:10
18:15:55
18:18:38
18:21:21
18:24:5
18:26:48
18:29:31
18:32:15
18:34:58
18:38:15
18:42:8
18:46:2
18:49:55
18:53:48
18:57:42
19:1:35
19:5:29

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19:9:23
19:13:16
Time (HH:MM:SS)

19:17:10
19:21:3
Cycle length change based on Volume

19:24:57
19:28:50
19:33:38
19:38:44
19:43:51
19:48:57
19:54:3
19:59:9
Time of Day (TOD) Plan not required
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120

Cycle Time (Secs.)

Volume
Cycle Time
 Real-
Cycle Time (Secs.)

40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110

18:10:21
18:13:5
18:15:48
18:18:32
18:21:15
18:23:58
18:26:42
18:29:25
18:32:8
18:34:52
18:38:7
18:41:23
18:44:39
18:47:54
18:51:10
18:54:26
18:57:42
19:1:10
19:5:49

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19:10:31
Real-time Signal Coordination

19:15:10
Time (HH:MM:SS)

19:19:48
19:24:27
19:29:6
19:33:46
19:38:26
19:43:5
19:47:45
19:52:24
19:57:3
20:1:42
0
5

-5

-30
-25
-20
-15
-10

Offset Deviation (Secs.)

Cycle Switching and Synchronization plot
JUNC4
JUNC3
JUNC2
Cycle Time
Reduced Average stops per vehicle

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Better Average Travel time

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Phase time response to Volume change
70 650

60
600

Arterial Volume (veh/hr)

50
Available Green Time (Sec)

550
40

Available Green (SAL)

30
500 Available Green (SCF)
Volume (Arterial)
20

450
10

0 400

100
104
107
111
114
118
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63
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90
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Simulation Time (Minutes)

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Reduced Average Vehicle Delay

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Decision Support
• Reports
• Signal Switching
• Cycle Switching
• Congestion Levels
• Mode Switching
• Signal Synchronization
• Error logs / Event logs
• Custom Reports
•
•

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 Cycle Length (Sec.)

60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
8:04:05
8:35:08
Output

8:55:32
9:17:08
9:36:20
9:55:32
10:15:29
10:35:44
10:57:11
11:18:56
11:43:14
12:04:41
12:26:17
12:51:11
13:16:05
13:39:15
13:58:41
14:17:08
14:35:35
14:54:01
15:11:36
15:31:13
15:50:17
16:07:05
16:23:35
16:40:14
16:58:05

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17:15:47
Signal Switching Time (HH:MM:SS)
17:32:37
17:50:26
18:07:53
18:25:05
18:40:40
18:56:52
19:13:31
19:30:47
19:46:59
20:03:02
20:19:19
20:35:35
20:52:20
21:12:30
21:29:48
21:46:51
22:03:21
22:17:58
22:32:36
22:47:19
April 11-17, 2016
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Suchana Kendra, Tonk Road, Jaipur

Traffic Pattern on different days and different timeslots – CoSiCoSt

Wednesday
Remote Monitoring / Administration
using TraMM
• Signal Plan upload / download
• Hurry Call (Signal Priority)
• Time Synchronization
• Animated View of Traffic Junctions
• Time-Space Diagram
• Forced Flash
• Junction OFF
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Online Synchronization Plot

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CoSiCoSt Architecture

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 End of Presentation
Any Question
Contact
Atul Kumar
Atul.kumar@dimts.in
#9873097033

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