提出新型交通信号控制框架,让行人、乘客更公平地通行。
Human-Centric Traffic Signal Control for Equity: A Multi-Agent Action Branching Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach
- 将信号控制拆分为局部绿灯分配与全局时长选择,降低决策复杂度。
- 在墨尔本7个场景中,减少受影响出行者数量超30%。
- 特别关注行人与公共交通,适合城市交通公平性研究者。
在多模式交通走廊中协调信号灯控制极具挑战,因多数多智能体深度强化学习方法仍以车辆为中心,且难以处理高维离散动作空间。本文提出MA2B-DDQN,一种以人为本的多智能体动作分支双Deep Q网络框架,明确优化旅行者层面的公平性。核心创新在于动作分支离散控制设计:将走廊控制分解为(i)局部动作——每个路口在下一两个相位间分配绿灯时间,以及(ii)单一全局动作——选择这些相位的总持续时间。该分解在离散控制下实现可扩展协调,同时降低联合决策的有效复杂度。我们还设计了以人为本的奖励函数,惩罚走廊中滞留个体数量,涵盖行人、车内人员及公交乘客。在澳大利亚墨尔本七个真实交通场景中的广泛评估表明,该方法显著减少受影响出行者数量,优于现有DRL与基线方法。实验验证了模型鲁棒性,在多种环境下波动极小。该框架不仅倡导更公平的信号系统,也提供可适应不同城市交通条件的可扩展解决方案。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Coordinating traffic signals along multimodal corridors is challenging because many multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (DRL) approaches remain vehicle-centric and struggle with high-dimensional discrete action spaces. We propose MA2B-DDQN, a human-centric multi-agent action-branching double Deep Q-Network (DQN) framework that explicitly optimizes traveler-level equity. Our key contribution is an action-branching discrete control formulation that decomposes corridor control into (i) local, per-intersection actions that allocate green time between the next two phases and (ii) a single global action that selects the total duration of those phases. This decomposition enables scalable coordination under discrete control while reducing the effective complexity of joint decision-making. We also design a human-centric reward that penalizes the number of delayed individuals in the corridor, accounting for pedestrians, vehicle occupants, and transit passengers. Extensive evaluations across seven realistic traffic scenarios in Melbourne, Australia, demonstrate that our approach significantly reduces the number of impacted travelers, outperforming existing DRL and baseline methods. Experiments confirm the robustness of our model, showing minimal variance across diverse settings. This framework not only advocates for a fairer traffic signal system but also provides a scalable solution adaptable to varied urban traffic conditions.
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