Vehicle Longitudinal Control and Traffic Stream Modeling

Daiheng Ni (), John D. Leonard (), Chaoqun Jia () and Jianqiang Wang ()
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Daiheng Ni: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
John D. Leonard: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
Chaoqun Jia: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Jianqiang Wang: Department of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China

Transportation Science, 2016, vol. 50, issue 3, 1016-1031

Abstract: A simple yet efficient traffic flow model, in particular one that describes vehicle longitudinal operational control and further characterizes a traffic flow fundamental diagram, is always desirable. Though many models have been proposed in the past with each having its own merits, research in this area is far from conclusive. This paper contributes a new model, i.e., the longitudinal control model, to the arsenal with a unique set of properties. The model is suited for a variety of transportation applications, among which a concrete example is provided in this paper.

Keywords: mathematical modeling; traffic flow theory; car following; fundamental diagram (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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