General Description:

The timing of a traffic signal is an important engineering problem. Its solution can benefit everyone to reach his/her destination faster. The traffic signal programming (1) decreases average travel time through an intersection, and (2) Improves overall safety for all types of vehicles entering an intersection.

Requited Tasks far the Team:

1. Meeting with the team members and selecting a team leader

2. Evaluation and collection of data for the intersection at Yorba-Linda Blvd. and Association Rd.

3. Distribution of project activities equally among all the team members

4. Studying the Appendix E of the textbook for understanding the parameters and requirement involved in the programming of traffic signals.

5. Conducting a literature survey for understanding how others have solved a similar problem

6. Presenting the problem statement in the most concise manner using graphs, data, and charts

7. Developing a detailed and flexible flowchart which presents your approach and traffic requirement

8. Developing a computer program based on the flowchart

9. Comparison of the results from your program with the data collected from the selected intersection

Specifications, Outcomes, and Requirements:

The data for the selected intersection should be collected multiple times, consistently, on a cert of the week and at a certain time of the day other than the rush hours.

The program must cover the dedicated left-turn lanes and allow for all types of vehicles.

The flow of traffic is a random process that in turn requires a variable timing for changing the traffic lights.

No driver should wait more than 120 seconds at the intersection.