Optimal velocity difference model for a car-following theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 375 (45) ◽  
pp. 3973-3977 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.H. Peng ◽  
X.H. Cai ◽  
C.Q. Liu ◽  
B.F. Cao ◽  
M.X. Tuo
2015 ◽  
Vol 738-739 ◽  
pp. 489-492
Author(s):  
Tong Zhou ◽  
Yu Xuan Li ◽  
Zhan Wei Bai

Based on the optimal velocity difference model (for short, OVDM) proposed by Peng et al., a new car-following model is presented by considering the leading cars’ acceleration. The linear stability condition of the new model is obtained by using the linear stability theory. Numerical simulation shows that the new model can avoid the disadvantage of negative velocity occurred in the OVDM by adjusting the coefficient of the leaders acceleration and can stabilize traffic flow more effectively.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1268
Author(s):  
Xudong Cao ◽  
Jianjun Wang ◽  
Chenchen Chen

Although the difference between the velocity of two successive vehicles is considered in the full velocity difference model (FVDM), more status information from preceding vehicles affecting the behavior of car-following has not been effectively utilized. For improving the performance of the FVDM, an extended modified car-following model taking into account traffic density and the acceleration of a leading vehicle (DAVD, density and acceleration velocity difference model) is presented under the condition of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. Stability in the developed model is derived through applying linear stability theory. The curves of neutral stability for the improved model indicate that when the driver pays more attention to the traffic status in front, the traffic flow stability region is larger. Numerical simulation illustrates that traffic flow disturbance could be suppressed by gaining more information on preceding vehicles.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxing Zhao ◽  
Ruichun He ◽  
Changxi Ma

An extended car-following model is proposed on the basis of experimental analysis to improve the performance of the traditional car-following model and simulate a microscopic car-following behaviour at signalised intersections. The new car-following model considers vehicle gather and dissipation. Firstly, the parameters of optimal velocity, generalised force and full velocity difference models are calibrated by measured data, and the problems and causes of the three models are analysed with a realistic trajectory simulation as an evaluation criterion. Secondly, an extended car-following model based on the full optimal velocity model is proposed by considering the vehicle gather and dissipation. The parameters of the new car-following model are calibrated by the measured data, and the model is compared with comparative models on the basis of isolated point data and the entire car-following process. Simulation results show that the optimal velocity, generalised force, and full velocity difference models cannot effectively simulate a microscopic car-following behaviour at signalised intersections, whereas the new car-following model can avoid a collision and has a high fit degree for simulating the measured data of the car-following behaviour at signalised intersections.


2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Jiang ◽  
Qingsong Wu ◽  
Zuojin Zhu

2017 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 1415-1428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaowei Yu ◽  
Jinjun Tang ◽  
Qi Xin

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (14) ◽  
pp. 1550084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaowei Yu ◽  
Zhongke Shi

Many cooperative adaptive cruise control strategies have been presented to improve traffic efficiency as well as road traffic safety, but scholars have rarely explored the impacts of these strategies on cars' fuel consumptions and exhaust emissions. In this paper, we respectively select two-velocity difference model, multiple velocity difference model and the car-following model considering multiple preceding cars' accelerations to investigate each car's fuel consumptions, carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides ( NO X ) emissions and carry out comparative analysis. The comparisons of fuel consumptions and exhaust emissions in three different cruise control strategies show that cooperative cars simulated by the car-following model considering multiple preceding cars' accelerations can run with the minimal fuel consumptions, CO, HC and NO X emissions, thus, taking the car-following model considering multiple preceding cars' accelerations as the cooperative adaptive cruise control strategy can significantly improve cars' fuel efficiency and exhaust emissions.


2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 1650013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Wang ◽  
Jian-Xun Ding ◽  
Qin Shi ◽  
Reinhart D. Kühne

In real urban traffic, roadways are usually multilane with lane-specific velocity limits. Most previous researches are derived from single-lane car-following theory which in the past years has been extensively investigated and applied. In this paper, we extend the continuous single-lane car-following model (full velocity difference model) to simulate the three-lane-changing behavior on an urban roadway which consists of three lanes. To meet incentive and security requirements, a comprehensive lane-changing rule set is constructed, taking safety distance and velocity difference into consideration and setting lane-specific speed restriction for each lane. We also investigate the effect of lane-changing behavior on distribution of cars, velocity, headway, fundamental diagram of traffic and energy dissipation. Simulation results have demonstrated asymmetric lane-changing “attraction” on changeable lane-specific speed-limited roadway, which leads to dramatically increasing energy dissipation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (33) ◽  
pp. 1950414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Zhang ◽  
Wei Xiang ◽  
Jun Dong ◽  
Wei Wang

It is well known that drivers can adjust their speeds based on forecasted traffic states in driving process, and this forecast behavior affects traffic features. In this paper, an improved car-following model with delay time, by incorporating the behavior of forecast speed difference, is proposed from the full velocity difference model. Its linear steady condition is deduced. Numerical simulations indicate that values of acceleration and deceleration of new model are more reasonable than those of the original model in starting and braking processes, and the kinematic wave speed is proper. Moreover, the behavior of forecast speed difference is found not only to smoothen the traffic fluctuation, but also to reduce the energy consumption in stable and unstable cases.


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