Failure of classical traffic flow theories: Stochastic highway capacity and automatic driving

BS Kerner - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2016 - Elsevier
In a mini-review Kerner (2013) it has been shown that classical traffic flow theories and
models failed to explain empirical traffic breakdown—a phase transition from metastable …

[HTML][HTML] Variable speed limit: A microscopic analysis in a connected vehicle environment

B Khondaker, L Kattan - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a Variable Speed Limit (VSL) control algorithm for simultaneously
maximizing the mobility, safety and environmental benefit in a Connected Vehicle …

Stabilizing mixed vehicular platoons with connected automated vehicles: An H-infinity approach

Y Zhou, S Ahn, M Wang, S Hoogendoorn - Transportation Research Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a car-following control strategy of connected automated vehicles
(CAVs) to stabilize a mixed vehicular platoon consisting of CAVs and human-driven …

A new reinforcement learning-based variable speed limit control approach to improve traffic efficiency against freeway jam waves

Y Han, A Hegyi, L Zhang, Z He, E Chung… - … research part C: emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional reinforcement learning (RL) models of variable speed limit (VSL) control
systems (and traffic control systems in general) cannot be trained in real traffic process …

[HTML][HTML] Flow-level coordination of connected and autonomous vehicles in multilane freeway ramp merging areas

J Zhu, I Tasic, X Qu - Multimodal transportation, 2022 - Elsevier
On-ramp merging areas are deemed to be typical bottlenecks for freeway networks due to
the intensive disturbances induced by the frequent merging, weaving, and lane-changing …

Variable speed limit control at fixed freeway bottlenecks using connected vehicles

Y Han, D Chen, S Ahn - Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2017 - Elsevier
The connected vehicle (CV) technology is applied to develop VSL strategies to improve
bottleneck discharge rates and reduce system delays. Three VSL control strategies are …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of low speed limits on freeway traffic flow

F Soriguera, I Martínez, M Sala, M Menéndez - … Research Part C: Emerging …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in Variable Speed Limit (VSL) strategies. New
opportunities for VSL as a freeway metering mechanism or a homogenization scheme to …

A parsimonious enhanced Newell's model for accurate reproduction of driver and traffic dynamics

ST Zheng, R Jiang, B Jia, J Tian, M Bouadi… - … research part C …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the stimulus–response behavior between leader and follower in car-
following, based on vehicle trajectories in the prevailing field experiments. The analysis …

A linear Lagrangian model predictive controller of macro-and micro-variable speed limits to eliminate freeway jam waves

Y Han, M Wang, Z He, Z Li, H Wang, P Liu - Transportation research part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Variable speed limits (VSLs) are a common traffic control measure to resolve freeway jam
waves. State-of-the-art model predictive control (MPC) approaches of VSLs are developed …

A trajectory smoothing method at signalized intersection based on individualized variable speed limits with location optimization

H Yao, J Cui, X Li, Y Wang, S An - Transportation Research Part D …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traffic signals on urban highways force vehicles to stop frequently and thus causes
excessive travel delay, extra fuel consumption and emissions, and increased safety hazards …