A Comprehensive Review on Traffic Control Modeling for Obtaining Sustainable Objectives in a Freeway Traffic Environment

Table 1

Summary of the research works on the traffic control strategy.

Reference	Year	Features/objectives	Control strategy	Control method	Emission	Sustainability issue
Pasquale et al. [44]	2017	Introduced a multiclass based traffic control method that combines two control strategies	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ferrara et al. [58]	2017	Introduced a control system to regulate traffic flow in the freeway traffic network.	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zegeye et al. [63]	2012	Introduced a predictive traffic controller using parameter control policies	✓		✓	✓
Groot et al. [64]	2013	They investigated an integrated METANET freeway and the VT-macro emission models.	✓		✓	✓
Csikós et al. [65]	2018	They discussed methods for reducing jam waves.	✓	✓		✓
Liu et al. [66]	2017	They added endpoint on the multiclass traffic flow to identify the behavior of traffic pattern.	✓		✓	✓
Wang et al. [67]	2016	Estimate different traffic conditions.	✓	✓
Ahn and Rakha [68]	2013	Examined the impacts of using eco-routing system strategies.	✓	✓	✓	✓
Abdel-Aty et al. [69]	2006	Discussed various speed limit strategies mechanism for improving safety.	✓	✓		✓
Sheikh et al. [70]	2020	They introduced an incident detection technique using the V2I model.	✓	✓		✓
Yu and Abdel-Aty [71]	2014	Examined the feasibility of using VSL	✓	✓		✓
Pasquale et al. [72]	2014	They proposed a two-class traffic control strategy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Li et al. [73]	2014	Used a generic model to solve the optimization problem	✓	✓		✓
Groot et al. [74]	2015	Employed Stackelberg game to reduce traffic congestion.	✓		✓	✓
Pasquale et al. [75]	2015	Employed a multiclass ramp metering technique to reduce traffic emission.	✓	✓	✓	✓