Research Article

An Innovative Approach for Modelling Urban Road Traffic Using Timed Automata and Formal Methods

Table 2

Structured information for each modelled and simulated road.

Length consideredLength of the traffic lane (number of cells)

Number and direction of traffic-lanesNumber of traffic lanes - direction

Possible next road in the intersection ANext road to follow

Possible next road in the intersection BPossible next road to follow (directions)

Traffic flow control at the intersection B for each traffic-laneTraffic-lane RightLeft and centralTime
Red:TimeTimeTimeseconds
Yellow:TimeTimeTimeseconds
Green:TimeTimeTimeseconds

Pedestrians flow control in the pedestrian crossing number oneTraffic-light:
Green: time [s]
Red: time [s]

Features of the Bus stopLocationcoordinates
LengthLength of the bus station [m]
BusesBuses no. lanes

Pedestrian crossing number twoPedestrians’ desire

Maximum velocityMax. speed allowed on this sector km/h

Types of vehicles allowed  Automobiles, Motorbikes and Buses