Variable speed limit strategies analysis with mesoscopic traffic flow model based on complex networks

Shu-Bin Li (), Dan-Ni Cao, Wen-Xiu Dang () and Lin Zhang ()
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Shu-Bin Li: Department of Traffic Management Engineering, Shandong Police College, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
Dan-Ni Cao: #x2020;School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
Wen-Xiu Dang: Department of Traffic Management Engineering, Shandong Police College, Jinan 250014, P. R. China
Lin Zhang: #x2021;School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2018, vol. 29, issue 02, 1-20

Abstract: As a new cross-discipline, the complexity science has penetrated into every field of economy and society. With the arrival of big data, the research of the complexity science has reached its summit again. In recent years, it offers a new perspective for traffic control by using complex networks theory. The interaction course of various kinds of information in traffic system forms a huge complex system. A new mesoscopic traffic flow model is improved with variable speed limit (VSL), and the simulation process is designed, which is based on the complex networks theory combined with the proposed model. This paper studies effect of VSL on the dynamic traffic flow, and then analyzes the optimal control strategy of VSL in different network topologies. The conclusion of this research is meaningful to put forward some reasonable transportation plan and develop effective traffic management and control measures to help the department of traffic management.

Keywords: Complex networks; variable speed limit; traffic flow; simulation model; control strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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