The invention discloses a crossing
signal timing optimization method for reducing
exhaust gas emission of a motor vehicle, and is applied to a single-point
signal control crossing with (without) a left-turn short lane. An emission factor calibration method during
red light and
green light periods is brought forward based on motor vehicle specific power, and a
signal timing optimization model of a minimum motor vehicle emission amount is constructed according to a
traffic flow theory and operational research. Three common pollutants including CO, HC and
NOx are taken into consideration, a
traffic simulation experiment is designed by use of
VISSIM software, a parameter calibration and model solution
algorithm is compiled by use of
MATLAB software, two emission factors of each
pollutant of each lane are calibrated according to
vehicle driving condition data, and a new
signal timing optimization model is verified by use of
traffic flow data. Results show that the emission factors during the
green light period are higher than the emission factors during the red-light period, and the new method can reduce both vehicle
delay and
traffic emission. The method provided by the invention facilitates simultaneous reduction of the vehicle
delay at a crossing and the
traffic emission through optimization of a conventional
signal timing scheme, thereby being widely applied to design of a single-point crossing
signal timing scheme.