Flow and Density Difference Lattice Model and its Numerical Simulations Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 605-607 ◽  
pp. 2461-2465
Author(s):  
Hao Dai ◽  
Zhen Zhou Yuan ◽  
Jun Fang Tian
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Lattice Model ◽  
Density Difference ◽  
Linear Stability Theory ◽  
Traffic Jam ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
Traffic Flow Stability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Difference Effect

Based on Nagatani’s model, an extended car following model named flow and density difference lattice model (FDDLM) was proposed. Using the linear stability theory, the stability condition of the new model was obtained. The phase diagram presents that density difference effect is more efficiently than flow difference effect in improving the traffic flow stability and FDDLM could suppress traffic jam effectively. The numerical simulations are consonant with the analytical results and show that considering the flow and density difference leads to the stabilization of the system.

Analysis of average density difference effect in a new two-lane lattice model

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (06) ◽  
pp. 1550062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geng Zhang ◽  
Di-Hua Sun ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
Wei-Ning Liu ◽  
Sen-Lin Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Model ◽  
Mkdv Equation ◽  
Average Density ◽  
Reductive Perturbation Method ◽  
Density Difference ◽  
Linear Stability Theory ◽  
Traffic Jam ◽  
Traffic System ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Difference Effect

A new lattice model is proposed by taking the average density difference effect into account for two-lane traffic system according to Transportation Cyber-physical Systems. The influence of average density difference effect on the stability of traffic flow is investigated through linear stability theory and nonlinear reductive perturbation method. The linear analysis results reveal that the unstable region would be reduced by considering the average density difference effect. The nonlinear kink–antikink soliton solution derived from the mKdV equation is analyzed to describe the properties of traffic jamming transition near the critical point. Numerical simulations confirm the analytical results showing that traffic jam can be suppressed efficiently by considering the average density difference effect for two-lane traffic system.

Analysis of drivers' characteristics in car-following theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (24) ◽  
pp. 1450191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geng Zhang ◽  
Di-Hua Sun ◽  
Hui Liu ◽  
Min Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Mkdv Equation ◽  
Reductive Perturbation Method ◽  
Linear Stability Theory ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, the influence of drivers' behaviors on traffic flow has attracted considerable attention according to Transportation Cyber Physical Systems. In this paper, an extended car-following model is presented by considering drivers' timid or aggressive characteristics. The impact of drivers' timid or aggressive characteristics on the stability of traffic flow has been analyzed through linear stability theory and nonlinear reductive perturbation method. Numerical simulation shows that the propagating behavior of traffic density waves near the critical point can be described by the kink–antikink soliton of the mKdV equation. The good agreement between the numerical simulation and the analytical results shows that drivers' characteristics play an important role in traffic jamming transition.

Full velocity difference car-following model considering desired inter-vehicle distance

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850018
Author(s):  
Tong Xin ◽  
Liu Yi ◽  
Cheng Rongjun ◽  
Ge Hongxia
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Stability Conditions ◽  
Velocity Difference ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Stability

Based on the full velocity difference car-following model, an improved car-following model is put forward by considering the driver’s desired inter-vehicle distance. The stability conditions are obtained by applying the control method. The results of theoretical analysis are used to demonstrate the advantages of our model. Numerical simulations are used to show that traffic congestion can be improved as the desired inter-vehicle distance is considered in the full velocity difference car-following model.

An extended car-following model considering the low visibility in fog on a highway with slopes

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1950090
Author(s):  
Jinhua Tan ◽  
Li Gong ◽  
Xuqian Qin
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Linear Stability ◽  
Linear Stability Analysis ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Low Visibility ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Stability

To depict the effect of low-visibility foggy weather upon traffic flow on a highway with slopes, this paper proposes an extended car-following model taking into consideration the drivers’ misjudgment of the following distance and their active reduction of the velocity. By linear stability analysis, the neutral stability curves are obtained. It is shown that under all the three road conditions: uphill, flat road and downhill, drivers’ misjudgment of the following distance will change the stable regions, while having little effect on the sizes of the stable regions. Correspondingly, drivers’ active reduction of the velocity will increase the stability. The numerical simulations agree well with the analytical results. It indicates that drivers’ misjudgment contributes to a higher velocity. Meanwhile, their active reduction of the velocity helps mitigate the influences of small perturbation. Furthermore, drivers’ misjudgment of the following distance has the greatest effect on downhill and the smallest effect on uphill, so does drivers’ active reduction of the velocity.

A Car-Following Model Considering Effects of Weather and Road Conditions

2014 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 1289-1294
Author(s):  
Lu Jing ◽  
Peng Jun Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Vries Equation ◽  
Kdv Equation ◽  
Mkdv Equation ◽  
Reductive Perturbation Method ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
Traffic Jam ◽  
Car Following ◽  
The Kdv Equation ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Stability

In this paper, a modified car-following model is proposed, in which, the weather and road conditions are taken into account. The stability condition of the model is obtained by using the control theory method. We investigated the property of the model using linear and nonlinear analyses. The Kortewegde Vries equation near the neutral stability line and the modified Kortewegde Vries equation around the critical point are derived by applying the reductive perturbation method. The traffic jam could be thus described by the KdV soliton and the kinkanti-kink soliton for the KdV equation and mKdV equation, respectively. Numerical simulations are carried out to verify the model, and good results are obtained with the new model.

A Control Method Considering Two Velocity Difference Effect in the Car Following Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 198-199 ◽  
pp. 962-965
Author(s):  
Jian Yu ◽  
Rong Jun Cheng ◽  
Hong Xia Ge
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Velocity Difference ◽  
Traffic System ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Traffic State ◽  
Control Signals ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Difference Effect

A modified car following model is put forward considering the headway distance of two successive vehicles in front. A control method to suppress traffic congestion is proposed for car following model. According to the control theory, the stability conditions are derived. The feedback signals, which act on our traffic system, consider two velocity difference effect. The control signals will play an effect only if the traffic state is in congestion. The corresponding numerical simulation results are agree well with our theoretical analysis.

An extended car-following model considering the effect of two-sided lateral gap with uncertain velocity on curved road

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huizhe Li ◽  
Hongxia Ge ◽  
Rongjun Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Lateral Position ◽  
Flow Stability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
Traffic Flow Stability ◽  
Curved Road ◽  
The Stability

PurposeThe goal of this study is to explore the effect of two-sided lateral gap with uncertain velocity on the stability of traffic flow on a curved road.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, an extended car-following model considering the effect of two-sided lateral gap with uncertain velocity on a curved road is proposed. The effects of different lateral positions and radius of different sizes can be considered as control signals. The stability condition of the new model is obtained by the control theory. The numerical simulations are carried out to analyze how the control signal and lateral positions and radius of curved road affect traffic flow stability. The results show that driving between two lanes and inaccurate speed estimates both have a negative effect on traffic flow stability, and the stability also decreases with the increase in the radius of curved road.Findings(1) Simulation of influencing factors of vehicle lateral position indicates that if the driver drives between two lanes, it would have a negative impact on traffic flow. (2) When the speed is fixed, the traffic flow becomes more and more unstable with the increase in the radius of the curve. (3) The stability of traffic flow will be affected when the driver estimates the speed of the vehicle ahead. Therefore, whether it is manual driving or future intelligent vehicle driving, it is necessary to accurately judge the speed of the front vehicle.Originality/valueThere is little research on two-sided lateral gap with uncertain velocity for the stability of traffic flow on a curved road. The enhanced model constructed in this study can better reflect the real traffic, which can also give some theoretical reference for the development of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs).

An extended car-following model incorporating the effects of driver’s memory and mean expected velocity field in ITS environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150095
Author(s):  
Hua Kuang ◽  
Fang-Hua Lu ◽  
Feng-Lan Yang ◽  
Guang-Han Peng ◽  
Xing-Li Li
Keyword(s):  
Velocity Field ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Linear Stability Theory ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Neutral Stability ◽  
New Model ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Stability

In this paper, an extended car-following model is proposed to simulate traffic flow with consideration of incorporating the effects of driver’s memory and mean expected velocity field in ITS (i.e. intelligent transportation system) environment. The neutral stability condition of the new model is derived by applying the linear stability theory. Compared with the optimal velocity model and the full velocity difference model, the stability region of the new model can be significantly enlarged on the phase diagram, and the anticipating motion information of more vehicles ahead can further enhance traffic stability. Furthermore, the mean expected velocity field effect plays a more important role than that of driver’s memory effect in improving the stability of traffic flow. Nonlinear analysis is also conducted by using the reductive perturbation method, and the mKdV equation near the critical point is obtained to describe the evolution properties of traffic density waves. Numerical simulation results show that the coupling effect of driver’s memory and the mean expected velocity field can suppress the traffic jam effectively, which is in good agreement with the analytical result.

Nonlinear analysis of a new car-following model accounting for the global average optimal velocity difference

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (27) ◽  
pp. 1650327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanghan Peng ◽  
Weizhen Lu ◽  
Hongdi He
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Analysis ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Stable Region ◽  
Velocity Difference ◽  
Optimal Velocity ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Global Average ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Difference Effect

In this paper, a new car-following model is proposed by considering the global average optimal velocity difference effect on the basis of the full velocity difference (FVD) model. We investigate the influence of the global average optimal velocity difference on the stability of traffic flow by making use of linear stability analysis. It indicates that the stable region will be enlarged by taking the global average optimal velocity difference effect into account. Subsequently, the mKdV equation near the critical point and its kink–antikink soliton solution, which can describe the traffic jam transition, is derived from nonlinear analysis. Furthermore, numerical simulations confirm that the effect of the global average optimal velocity difference can efficiently improve the stability of traffic flow, which show that our new consideration should be taken into account to suppress the traffic congestion for car-following theory.

The effects of drivers’ aggressive characteristics on traffic stability from a new car-following model

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (18) ◽  
pp. 1650243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanghan Peng ◽  
Li Qing
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Analysis ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Linear Stability Analysis ◽  
Stable Condition ◽  
Mkdv Equation ◽  
Stable Region ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Car Following Model ◽  
The Stability

In this paper, a new car-following model is proposed by considering the drivers’ aggressive characteristics. The stable condition and the modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation are obtained by the linear stability analysis and nonlinear analysis, which show that the drivers’ aggressive characteristics can improve the stability of traffic flow. Furthermore, the numerical results show that the drivers’ aggressive characteristics increase the stable region of traffic flow and can reproduce the evolution and propagation of small perturbation.

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