Data model for signal cycle and split optimization

The following attributes of network objects are relevant for the signal cycle and split optimization:

Network object type

Attribute

Description

Signal controllers and subordinated objects

All attributes describing the signal times

Signal times and stage distribution in the initial state

Signal controller

Reference to signal coordination groups

At cycle time optimization with procedure parameter UseCycleTimeFamily=True, only one member of the cycle time family of the coordination group is selected as a new cycle time.

Signal coordination group

Cycle time family

Signal controller

ICA maximum cycle time for optimization

ICA minimum cycle time for optimization

At cycle time optimization with procedure parameter UseCycleTimeFamily = false, the new cycle time is selected from the interval between these two attributes.

Signal controller

Optimization method

0 = no signal time optimization for the signal controller at this node

1 = only split optimization

2 = signal cycle and split optimization

Signal controller

Turned off

If the signal controller has been turned off, no signal time optimization will be calculated for the node (main node).

Turn

The attribute for the design hourly volume set in the procedure parameters

Turn volumes

Node model and subordinate objects

All geometry attributes

Lane allocation at node

Optimization is controlled by the following procedure parameters (components of the procedure parameters for intersection capacity analysis):

Procedure parameter

Data type (Standard)

Description

Automatic green time optimization

Bool (False)

Are the signal times always optimized within the ICA calculation? If yes, it depends on the signal controller attribute Optimization method which optimization method is applied to which signal controller.

UseCycleTimeFamily

Bool (True)

At cycle time optimization with procedure parameters UseCycleTimeFamily=True, only one member of the cycle time family of the coordination group (if available) is selected as a new cycle time.

Precision of computation

Full seconds or tenths of seconds

Use this parameter to specify whether full seconds or tenths of a second are permitted as green time start and end.