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CEE 517 - Traffic Signal Systems

Last offered Spring 2023

Official Description

Theory and application of concepts in traffic signal systems control, signal timing design, signal cabinet components, signal controllers, traffic signal theory and control, vehicle detection technologies, communication methods, interconnected rail-highway crossing signals, signal coordination, and signal systems network. Field trips to observe or utilize equipment in the Traffic Operations Lab (TOL) in ATREL or similar facilities. Course Information: Prerequisite: CEE 416.

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Subject Area

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Description

Theory and application of concepts in traffic signal systems control, signal timing design, signal cabinet components, signal controllers, traffic signal theory and control, vehicle detection technologies, communication methods, interconnected rail-highway crossing signals, signal coordination, and signal systems network are covered in this course. (Field trips to observe or utilize equipment in the Traffic Operations Lab (TOL) in ATREL or similar facilities.)

Credit Hours

4 hours

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree and a course in traffic capacity analysis (CEE 416).

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Traffic Signal SystemsC54742LCD41000 - 1050 M W F  2015 Civil Eng Hydrosystems Lab Rahim F Benekohal
Traffic Signal SystemsONL62642ONL4 -    Rahim F Benekohal