Platoon-aware cooperative lane-changing strategy for connected automated vehicles in mixed traffic flow

Yangsheng Jiang, Li Tan, Guosheng Xiao, Yunxia Wu and Zhihong Yao

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2024, vol. 640, issue C

Abstract: The platooning management technology for Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) can potentially increase the efficiency of the traffic system. However, the randomness in the spatial distribution of CAVs poses a new challenge for CAVs’ platooning strategy in mixed traffic flow. To effectively utilize the advantages of platooning technology, this paper proposes a platoon-aware cooperative lane-changing (PCLC) strategy inspired by platoon formation. This strategy focuses on the formation of CAV platoons in mixed traffic flow and restructures the spatial distribution of CAVs on the road segment. First, the cooperative lane-changing behavior of CAVs is modeled based on vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and a gap suitable for lane-changing is created by controlling the acceleration of cooperative CAVs to complete the lane-changing process smoothly. Meanwhile, considering the maximum platoon size, a decision-making framework of cooperative lane-changing for CAVs is designed. Then, considering the change in spatial distribution of CAVs (i.e., platoon intensity) caused by PCLC, the impact of PCLC on traffic capacity is analyzed from theoretical and numerical verification perspectives. Finally, simulation experiments are conducted to investigate the impact of PCLC on lane-changing indicators, traffic flow stability, and traffic efficiency. The simulation experiments show that compared with the discretionary lane-changing (DLC) operation, the PCLC strategy may reduce the lane-changing rate and raise the average platoon size on road segments, increasing road capacity. In addition, the vehicles on the road segment have modest swings in average speed and acceleration, proving the safety and stability of the proposed strategy. Particularly, scenarios with moderate to heavy traffic flow and fairly balanced CAVs penetration rates favor the effectiveness of this strategy. With 50% CAVs and moderate traffic density, the lane capacity increases by 450 veh/h and improves by 10.135%. These findings support the ability of PCLC strategy to reduce traffic congestion and effectively explore traffic management strategies for mixed traffic flow.

Keywords: Cooperative lane-changing; Platoon formation; Platoon intensity; Mixed traffic flow; Connected and automated vehicles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2024.129689

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