| Project Title: |
ARIZONA CENTER FOR TRAFFIC AND LOGISTICS ALGORITHMS & SOFTWARE (ATLAS) |
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| Project Status: | Completed | |
| Project Type: |
Research & Development |
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| Project Description: | The Arizona Center for Traffic and Logistics Algorithms and Software (ATLAS) is a center of excellence specializing in research development of algorithms, software and systems which advance the state of the art and the state of the practice in traffic management and logistics management systems. Faculty members have developed innovative methods for logistics management, such as scheduling resources (trucks, cranes, containers, storage space, etc.), designing networks, siting facilities, routing and scheduling vehicles (trucks, buses, cargo ships, etc.), and designing decision-support systems. In the advanced traffic management area, the University's showpiece research is the development and deployment of RHODES (Real-Time Hierarchical Optimized Distributed Effective System), an innovative computer-based system for traffic-adaptive signal control. In laboratory testing, RHODES, which is the first system of its type developed in the United States, proved to be among the most effective traffic control systems dealing with congestion. |
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| Project Location: | Tucson, Arizona | |
| Project Partner(s): | University of Arizona | |
| Project Start Date: | August 1998 | |
| Project End Date: | May 2003 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $1,272,500 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $1,272,500 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Alan Hansen |
FHWA Arizona Division, HPR1-AZ |
(602) 379-3645 |
Ext. 108 |
David Gibson |
FHWA - TFHRC, HRDO-04 |
(202) 493-3271 |
Ext. |
Pitu Mirchandani |
University of Arizona |
(602) 621-6551 |
Ext. |