Capacity Of Automated Highway Systems: Effect Of Platooning And Barriers

H. S. Jacob Tsao, Randolph Hall and Bruce Hongola

Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings from Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley

Abstract: In this paper, the authors study the capacity of key Automated Highway Systems (AHS) operating scenarios. The effect of the lane-flow rule, platooning or free-agent, as well as the lane barriers, on AHS capacity are studied. Special attention is paid to the interaction between the lane-flow rule and the lane change requirement. The paper consists of two major components, analytical models and AHS simulation. After a brief introduction of AHS operating strategies, analytical models are developed for general AHS. For simulation, the authors focus on a segregated AHS that has one automated lane and one transition lane.

Keywords: Traffic flow--Mathematical models; Highway capacity--Mathematical models; Express highways--Automation; Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994-01-01
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