Energies (Mar 2023)

The Double Lanes Cell Transmission Model of Mixed Traffic Flow in Urban Intelligent Network

  • Wenjing Tian,
  • Jien Ma,
  • Lin Qiu,
  • Xiang Wang,
  • Zhenzhi Lin,
  • Chao Luo,
  • Yao Li,
  • Youtong Fang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073108
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 7
p. 3108

Abstract

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The connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) is promised to ease congestion in the future with the rapid development of related technologies in recent years. To explore the characteristics of mixed-traffic flow and the dynamic transmission mechanism, this paper firstly detailed the car-following model of different vehicle types, establishing the fundamental diagram of the mixed-traffic flow through considering the different penetration rates and fleet size of CAV. Secondly, this paper constructed the lane-changing judgment mechanism based on the random utility theory. Finally, the paper proposed a lane-level dynamic cell transmission process, combined with a lane-changing strategy and cell transmission model. The effectiveness and feasibility of the model are verified using simulation analysis. This model makes a systematic, theoretical analysis from the perspective of the internal operation mechanism of traffic flow, and the lane-level traffic strategy provides a theoretical basis for balancing urban lane distribution and intelligent traffic management and control.

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