Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Urban Traffic Control and Simulation in Colombia: Literature Review

No. 29 (2009-05-01)
  • Daniel Robles
    Estudiante de Ingeniería Electrónica e Ingeniería Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. d-robles@uniandes.edu.co
  • Pablo Ñañez
    M.S., Profesional Asistente de Proyecto del Departamento de Ingeniería Civil para el Centro de Investigación en Acueductos y Alcantarillados CIACUA, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. pa.nanez49@uniandes.edu.co
  • Nicanor Quijano
    PhD. Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. nquijano@uniandes.edu.co
https://doi.org/10.16924/revinge.29.7

Abstract

The current mobility conditions in Colombia give place to questions about the suitability of the traffic control strategies applied on the Colombian urban networks. Therefore, a review of the control strategies and simulation platforms used in Colombia and around the world is shown. This is done to characterize the level of development of the country, in terms of research and implementation of such control strategies and, furthermore, to formulate proposals oriented towards the improvement of the Colombian urban mobility.

Keywords: Intelligent transportation systems, road traffic, simulation, traffic control, traffic engineering, traffic light signal control, urban traffic control