Abstract
Sags are bottlenecks in freeway networks. Nowadays, there is a growing interest in the development of traffic management measures for sags based on the use of in-car systems. This contribution determines the movements that individual (equipped) vehicles should make in order to minimise congestion. Specifically, we optimise the accelerations of some selected vehicles as they move along a one-lane freeway stretch with a sag, setting as objective the minimisation of total travel time. The optimisation results highlight the relevance of two traffic management strategies: a) motivating drivers to accelerate fast along sags; and b) limiting the inflow to sags. Also, they suggest ways to apply these strategies in practice by regulating the acceleration of vehicles equipped with in-car systems. These results prove the usefulness of the proposed method as a tool for control measure development.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Traffic and Granular Flow '15 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow, Nootdorp, The Netherlands |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 531-538 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-33482-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-319-33481-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 11th Traffic and Granular Flow Conference - Nootdorp, Netherlands Duration: 27 Oct 2015 → 30 Oct 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 11th Traffic and Granular Flow Conference |
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Abbreviated title | TGF15 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Nootdorp |
Period | 27/10/15 → 30/10/15 |