Bani Anvari

University College London | UCL · Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering

Connected Vehicles (CVs) provide both vehicle trajectory data and occupancy information to the junction controller, which make person-based signal controls to be possible by realizing the importance of reducing person delay. This study presents a coordinated person-based signal control algorithm (C-PBC), which has extended a previously developed ap...

Recent advancements in the technology surrounding UAVs have expanded the possibility of incorporating them into current logistical solutions. In order to accurately assess their capabilities, it is important that minimum energy trajectories can be generated to increase the travel range of a UAV as well as its possible number of visited locations. H...

An important aspect in safety–critical domains is Situational Awareness (SA) where operators consolidate data into an understanding of the situation that needs to be updated dynamically as the situation changes over time. Among existing measures of SA, only physiological measures can assess the cognitive processes associated with SA in real-time. S...

Actuation means for soft robotic structures are manifold: despite actuation mechanisms such as tendon-driven manipulators or shape memory alloys, the majority of soft robotic actuators are fluidically actuated-either purely by positive or negative air pressure or by hydraulic actuation only. This paper presents the novel idea of employing hybrid fl...

With the advent of service robots in public places (e.g., in airports and shopping malls), understanding socio-psychological interactions between humans and robots is of paramount importance. On the one hand, traditional robotic navigation systems consider humans and robots as moving obstacles and focus on the problem of real-time collision avoidan...

Planning of horizontal transport is a significant problem with material impact on the development budget and productivity of a container terminal. This contribution uses Queuing Theory, Petri Networks and Discrete Event Simulation to address the fleet size determination problem for tactical planning. Considering the different information and modell...

The increase in traffic volumes in urban areas makes network delay and capacity optimisation challenging. However, the introduction of connected vehicles in intelligent transport systems presents unique opportunities for improving traffic flow and reducing delays in urban areas. This paper proposes a novel traffic signal control algorithm called Mu...

Urban person delay and congestion have becoming an increasing important issues. Connected vehicle (CV) technologies offer opportunities for managing urban traffic efficiently to reduce vehicle delays. The adaptive signal controls in CV environments are vehicle based controls, ignoring the importance of reducing person delay and improving person mob...

In order to achieve holistic urban plans incorporating transport infrastructure, public space and the behavior of people in these spaces, integration of urban design and computer modeling is a promising way to provide both qualitative and quantitative support to decision-makers. This paper describes a systematic literature review following a four-p...

Urban transport infrastructure can result in the physical, psychological and environmental separation of neighborhoods, public space and pedestrian network, leading to negative impacts on citizens' daily commutes, social activities and health. In this paper, we simulate the impacts of road network design on individual activity patterns, travel mode...

Urban transport infrastructure can result in the physical, psychological and environmental separation of neighborhoods, public spaces and pedestrian networks, leading to negative impacts on citizens’ daily commutes, social activities and the quality of the ecosystem. An integrated design of transport infrastructure and public space is beneficial fo...

Urban transport infrastructure can result in the physical, psychological and environmental separation of neighborhoods, public spaces and pedestrian networks, leading to negative impacts on citizens’ daily commutes, social activities and the quality of the ecosystem. An integrated design of transport infrastructure and public space is beneficial fo...

Large majority of control methodologies used in traffic applications require short-time prediction of the environment. For instance, in widely-used Model Predictive Control [1] employed to reduce fuel and energy consumption of vehicles in a platoon, information about future velocity profiles of leading vehicles is necessary. In such case, the dynam...

Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) offers a viable means of charging Electric Vehicles (EV)’s whilst in a dynamic state (DWPT), mitigating issues concerning vehicle range, the size of on-board energy storage and the network distribution of static based charging systems. Such Charge While Driving (CWD) technology has the capability to accelerate EV marke...

Traffic management is a key component of road transport systems. Envisaging a new age of road transport systems accommodating intelligent, connected, and autonomous vehicles, many novel intersection control algorithms have been proposed in the literature. These algorithms are often implemented using bespoke software and tested over custom built net...

This paper compares the performance of a traffic responsive intersection controller which com- bines vehicle Global Positioning System (GPS) data and inductive loop information, to fixed-time, inductive loop, and GPS based controllers. The INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard reports that ve- hicles spent up to 42% of their travel time in congested traff...

Urban transport infrastructure can result in the physical, psychological and environmental separation of neighborhoods, public spaces and pedestrian network, leading to negative impacts on citizens’ daily commutes, social activities and the quality of ecosystem. An integrated design of transport infrastructure and public space is beneficial for med...

This paper compares the performance of a traffic responsive intersection controller which combines vehicle Global Positioning System (GPS) data and inductive loop information, to fixed-time, inductive loop, and GPS based controllers. The INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard reports that vehicles spent up to 42% of their travel time in congested traffic i...

This paper reports on the performance of signalised intersection control using vehicle GPS information compared to fixed-time and inductive loop based control. Traffic congestion forecasts estimate an increase of about 60% in 2030. At present, poor choice of signal timings by isolated intersection controllers cause traffic delays that have enormous...

During emergency situations in trains, rapid and safe evacuation is crucial for saving lives of passengers. Computer models such as EvacTrain, STEPS, Pathfinder and FDS+Evac are making use of either a discrete space network or a continuous space network, and allow determining egress times for various emergency passenger train designs and conditions...

Resource scheduling of construction proposals allows project managers to assess resource requirements, provide costs and analyse potential delays. The Manufacturing, transportation and Assembly (MtA) sectors of precast construction projects are strongly linked, but considered separately during the scheduling phase. However, it is important to evalu...

Shared space is an innovative streetscape design that seeks minimum separation between vehicle traffic and pedestrians. Urban design is moving toward space sharing as a means of increasing the community texture of street surroundings. Its unique features aim to balance priorities and allow cars and pedestrians to coexist harmoniously without the ne...

Shared space is an innovative streetscape design that seeks minimum separation between vehicle traffic and pedestrians. Urban design is moving toward space sharing as a means of increasing the community texture of street surroundings. Its unique features aim to balance priorities and allow cars and pedestrians to coexist harmoniously without the ne...

Shared space is an innovative streetscape design that seeks minimum separation between vehicle traffic and pedestrians. Urban design is moving toward space sharing as a means of increasing the community texture of street surroundings. Its unique features aim to balance priorities and allow cars and pedestrians to coexist harmoniously without the ne...

The shared space concept develops a slow and safe environment with promoting a sense of vigilance and responsibility. This is achieved by reducing demarcation and any physical distinctions between the streets and pedestrian areas. However, there is a need to identify the conditions under which shared space is a feasible alternative to traditional c...

The promotion of space sharing in order to raise the quality of community living and safety of street surroundings is increasingly accepted feature of modern urban design. In this context, the development of a shared space simulation tool is essential in helping determine whether particular shared space schemes are suitable alternatives to traditio...

Shared space is an innovative approach to improve environments where both pedestrians and vehicles are present, with integrated layouts to balance priority. The Social Force Model (SFM) was used to visualise pedestrian and car trajectories so that peaks of density and pressure at critical locations are avoided. This paper extends the SFM to conside...

Shared space is an innovative approach to improve environments where both pedestrians and vehicles are present, with integrated layouts to balance priority. The Social Force Model (SFM) was used to visualise pedestrian and car trajectories so that peaks of density and pressure at critical locations are avoided. This paper extends the SFM to conside...

Urban design is moving towards space sharing in order to increase the community texture and safety of street surroundings. However, there is a need for a simulation tool capable of representing future shared space schemes to help judging the designs under which shared space design is a suitable alternative to traditional street designs. This paper...

Urban design is moving towards space sharing in order to increase the community texture and safety of street surroundings. However, there is a need for a simulation tool capable of representing future shared space schemes to help judging the designs under which shared space design is a suitable alternative to traditional street designs. This paper...

The shared space concept develops a slow and safe environment with promoting a sense of vigilance and responsibility. This is achieved by reducing demarcation and any physical distinctions between the streets and pedestrian areas. However, there is a need to identify the conditions under which shared space is a feasible alternative to traditional c...