Microscopic modeling of the relaxation phenomenon using a macroscopic lane-changing model
Microscopic modeling of the relaxation phenomenon using a macroscopic lane-changing model
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DOI:
10.1016/j.trb.2007.10.004
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发表时间:
2008-07-01
影响因子:
6.8
通讯作者:
Leclercq, Ludovic
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作者:
Laval, Jorge A.;Leclercq, Ludovic
A crucial challenge faced by current microscopic traffic flow models is capturing the relaxation phenomena commonly observed near congested on-ramps: vehicles are willing to accept very short spacings as they enter the freeway, but "relax" to more comfortable values shortly thereafter. This paper introduces a framework to solve this problem using a macroscopic theory of vehicle lane-changing inside microscopic models. In this theory, lane changes take place according to a stochastic process that has been validated in the field, and whose mean value is a function of lane-specific macroscopic quantities. As a consequence, the lane-changing logic becomes very simple compared to existing microscopic lane-changing models, and requires only one extra parameter. The resulting microscopic model is validated with empirical data. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.