Development of a Knowledge-Based Expert System for Intersection Improvement

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Simulation softwares were developed for the past years because these represent the real-world system of traffic behavior. The high cost of acquisition and the tedious and time-consuming calibration and validation of the system hinders many potential end-users from utilizing this technology. End-users, especially the local government units might not readily understand the system's output-this may create dilemmas in selecting the most effective traffic control alternative in addressing traffic congestion and accidents alleviation. Moreover,these softwares do not include practical yet economical solutions. The study's aim is to develop an expert system for decision-making factors for the use of traffic engineers in government agencies, private companies, as well as civil engineering students. The system will be able to present mitigating measures and cross-classify potential alternatives for both the alleviation of traffic congestion and the reduction of accidents in an intersection.