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A Dynamic Signal Metering Algorithm Development for Vehicles and Pedestrians at Roundabouts

차량 및 보행자를 고려한 회전교차로 감응식 신호미터링 알고리즘 개발

  • Lee, Sol (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Ahn, Woo-Young (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Lee, Seon-Ha (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University)
  • 이솔 (국립공주대학교 건설환경공학과) ;
  • 안우영 (국립공주대학교 건설환경공학과) ;
  • 이선하 (국립공주대학교 건설환경공학과)
  • Received : 2017.11.27
  • Accepted : 2017.12.07
  • Published : 2017.12.31

Abstract

In order to improve traffic flow and vehicular safety, installation of roundabouts is encouraging recently. Roundabouts are generally installed at which traffic flow and pedestrian flow is relatively low intersections. Roundabouts reduce vehicle speed, minimize vehicle weaving, and reduce critical conflict points. For these reasons, roundabouts are generally operated unprotected pedestrian crosswalk, thus a shortcoming for pedestrian safety always exists at roundabouts. The purpose of this study is developing a dynamic signal metering algorithm for traffic and pedestrian at four-way-approach with two-lane roundabouts in which three different operation algorithms(fixed-time pedestrian, vehicle signal metering, and vehicle and pedestrian signal metering) are suggested and its performance is tested by using VISSIM. The results of the fixed pedestrian signal operation show that there is a big average delay increase in general and that increases up to 51.4 seconds/vehicle(42.5%) when the total number of approaching vehicle is 3,800 vehicle/hour. However, the results of the simultaneous dynamic signal metering operation for the vehicle and pedestrian crossing with push button show that there is a substantial average delay reduction up to 40.6 seconds/vehicle(42.7%) when the total number of approaching vehicle is 3,000 vehicle/hour.

최근 교통소통 및 교통안전 제고 측면에서 회전교차로 설치가 장려되고 있다. 비교적 교통량이 적고 보행자가 많지 않은 교차로에 설치되는 회전교차로는 진입속도가 낮고 차량과 보행자간 상충횟수가 상대적으로 적다는 이유로 신호등이 없는 비보호 횡단보도로 운영됨에 따라 보행자에 대한 안전보장이 미흡한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2차로형 4지 회전교차로를 대상으로 차량의 소통과 보행자의 안전을 동시에 고려한 회전교차로 감응식 신호미터링 알고리즘을 개발하였으며, 3개 운영 시나리오(고정식 보행신호, 차량 신호미터링, 차량 및 보행자 신호미터링)에 대해 VISSIM을 활용하여 개선효과를 분석하였다. 분석결과 회전교차로에 고정식 보행신호를 설치하여 운영할 경우 차량 당 평균지체는 전체적으로 증가하는 것으로 분석되었으며, 특히 총 진입교통량 3,800대/시에서 최대 51.4초/대로 42.5%까지 증가하였다. 반면 보행자 Push Button과 차량 신호미터링을 접목하여 신호미터링을 운영할 경우 차량 당 평균지체는 총 진입교통량 3,000대/시에서 최대 40.6초/대로 42.7%까지 감소하였다.

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