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Smart Traffic Signals: Comparing MARL and Fixed-Time Strategies

Created by
  • Haebom

Author

The Greatest Man

Outline

This study proposes a signal control system based on multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) to solve the urban traffic congestion problem at multiple intersections. A network consisting of multiple intersections was simulated using Pygame, and a distributed MARL controller was implemented by modeling each intersection signal as an autonomous agent. The actual traffic situation was reflected through randomly generated vehicle flows, and the average waiting time and throughput were evaluated compared to the fixed-time control method. As a result, the MARL-based control method showed statistically significant performance improvement by reducing the average waiting time and increasing the throughput compared to the fixed-time control method.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Empirically demonstrating the effectiveness of a dynamic traffic signal control system utilizing multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL).
Suggests potential for improving urban transport efficiency by reducing average waiting times and increasing throughput.
Presenting a new direction for the development of MARL-based intelligent transportation systems.
Limitations:
Further research is needed for practical application based on simulation environment-based research.
The scalability of the system and the difficulty of implementing it in a real environment.
Additional validation is needed for diverse traffic conditions and complex transport networks.
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