ANTICIPATION DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND RELATED REDUCTION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN TRAFFIC FLOW

Wei Shi (), Yan-Fang Wei (), Tao Song (), Shi-Qiang Dai () and Li-Yun Dong ()
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Wei Shi: Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, No. 149 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China;
Yan-Fang Wei: Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, No. 149 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China;
Tao Song: Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, No. 149 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
Shi-Qiang Dai: Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, No. 149 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China
Li-Yun Dong: Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, No. 149 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, P. R. China

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2010, vol. 21, issue 07, 915-929

Abstract: In view that drivers would pay attention to the variation of headway on roads, an extended optimal velocity model is proposed by considering anticipation driving behavior. A stability criterion is given through linear stability analysis of traffic flows. The mKdV equation is derived with the reductive perturbation method for headway evolution which could be used to describe the stop-and-go traffic phenomenon. The results show a good effect of anticipation driving behavior on the stabilization of car flows and the anticipation driving behavior can improve the numerical stability of the model as well. In addition, the fluctuation of kinetic energy and the consumption of average energy in congested traffic flows are systematically analyzed. The results show that the reasonable level of anticipation driving behavior can save energy consumption in deceleration process effectively and lead to an associated relation like a "bow-tie" between the energy-saving and the value of anticipation factor.

Keywords: Traffic flow; linear stability analysis; perturbation theory; energy-saving; mKdV equation; 45.70.Vn; 05.70.Fh; 05.45.-a (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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