• DocumentCode
    912165
  • Title

    Bounds on the probability of delay for queued vehicles waiting to merge

  • Author

    Rappaport, Stephen S.

  • Author_Institution
    State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    182
  • Lastpage
    186
  • Abstract
    The delay encountered by vehicles waiting to merge is considered. Tight upper bounds on the probability of delay are derived based on a "gap acceptance" model. The general approach is developed, and specific results of some interest are presented.
  • Keywords
    Delay estimation; Density functional theory; Frequency; Genetic expression; Nonlinear equations; Probability density function; Tail; Traffic control; Upper bound; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9545
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-VT.1981.23903
  • Filename
    1622903