TIME and
PLACE: CE 474 meets three times a
week. Lectures:
Monday and Wednesday [1:30 PM - 2:20 PM] BEL 117
Lab: Tuesday [11:00 AM – 1:20 PM] BEL 117
Telephone: (208) 885-2957
E-mail:
abdelrah@uidaho.edu
OFFICE HOURS: (MWF) 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM,
Other times could be arranged by
advance appointment.
CE474 is also a Blackboard class. The class
Blackboard page has a discussion group
section. Students are encouraged to use the discussion groups to post any
class-related questions and to communicate with other students.
REQUIRED TEXT:
No textbook
is required for this class. The following references and resources are available
in the class homepage:
COURSE CONTEXT, ORGANIZATION, and
GOALS/OBJECTIVES: The traffic
systems design course provides the basic concepts and theories of traffic system
operations. It class will provide you with the background that you need to
become an effective analyst and designer of traffic signal systems. You will
develop this competency through the completion of three main design projects.
You will complete your design work as part of a design team and you will
cooperatively prepare reports and present the results of your work. You will
also learn to evaluate signal control plans using a variety of computer
simulation and optimization models and using hardware-in-the-loop simulation, a
new technology developed at the University of Idaho.
At
the end of this semester, you should be able to:
|
Day |
Date |
Subject |
Deliverable & Due Date |
|
M |
8/23 |
Introduction |
|
|
T |
8/24 |
Introduction to traffic signal operations – Lab 1 |
Lab 1 deliverable |
|
W |
8/25 |
Traffic Signal Systems Design: A Systems Engineering
Approach |
|
|
M |
8/30 |
Traffic flow models at intersections |
|
|
T |
8/31 |
Design project 1 – Introduction to CORSIM – Lab 2 |
Lab 2 deliverable |
|
W |
9/01 |
Signalized intersection analysis – control and capacity
analysis |
|
|
M |
9/06 |
NO CLASS --Labor Day |
|
|
T |
9/07 |
Traffic systems design – data analysis -- Lab 3 |
Lab 3 deliverable |
|
W |
9/08 |
Signalized intersection analysis – Signal Design and
Timing |
|
|
M |
9/13 |
Signalized intersection analysis – Signal Design and
Timing |
|
|
T |
9/14 |
Design project 1 |
Design project 1 report |
|
W |
9/15 |
Exam 1 |
|
|
M |
9/20 |
Actuated signal operation –– design Project 2 |
|
|
T |
9/21 |
Actuated signal operation – Lab 4 |
Lab 4 deliverable |
|
W |
9/22 |
Actuated signal operation – design parameters and
operation |
|
|
M |
9/27 |
Actuated signal operation – Detection requirements |
|
|
T |
9/28 |
Actuated signal operation – modeling – Lab 5 |
Lab 5 deliverable |
|
W |
9/29 |
Coordination of traffic signals – concept |
|
|
M |
10/04 |
Coordination of traffic signals – modeling and
optimization |
|
|
T |
10/05 |
Design Project 2 |
Design project 2 report |
|
W |
10/06 |
Coordination of traffic signals – modeling and
optimization |
|
|
M |
10/11 |
Coordination of traffic signals – ITS |
|
|
T |
10/12 |
Coordination of Traffic Signals – Lab 6 |
Lab 6 deliverable |
|
W |
10/13 |
Arterial system design and management |
|
|
M |
10/18 |
Arterial design and management (cont) |
|
|
T |
10/19 |
Coordination of Traffic Signals – Lab 7 |
Lab 7 deliverable |
|
W |
10/20 |
Exam 2 |
|
|
M |
10/25 |
Arterial system optimization and analysis (1) |
|
|
T |
10/26 |
Arterial system optimization – Manual Analysis --Lab 8 |
Lab 8 deliverable |
|
W |
10/27 |
Arterial system design and management |
|
|
M |
11/01 |
Arterial system design and management (2) |
|
|
T |
11/02 |
Arterial system- Modeling and Optimization Lab 9 |
|
|
W |
11/03 |
ITS and Urban Streets |
|
|
M |
11/08 |
ITS and Urban Streets |
|
|
T |
11/09 |
Arterial system optimization and analysis – Lab 9 |
Lab 9 deliverable |
|
W |
11/11 |
ITS and Urban Streets |
|
|
M |
11/15 |
Diamond Freeway Interchanges |
|
|
T |
11/16 |
Diamond Freeway Interchanges – Lab 10 |
Lab 10 deliverable |
|
W |
11/17 |
Freeway Interchanges |
|
|
M |
11/22 |
No Class – Fall Recess |
|
|
T |
11/23 |
No Class – Fall Recess |
|
|
W |
11/24 |
No Class – Fall Recess |
|
|
M |
11/29 |
NEMA TS2 Controller Operation |
|
|
T |
11/30 |
NEMA TS2 Controller Operation --Lab 12 |
Lab 11 deliverable |
|
W |
12/01 |
NEMA TS2 Controller Operation (2) |
|
|
M |
12/06 |
Design Project 3 -- Review |
|
|
T |
12/07 |
Design project 3 – Group presentation |
Design project 3 report |
|
W |
12/08 |
Final Exam review |
|
