Dynamical analysis of freeway traffic

Author

Figueiredo, Lino ; Machado, J. A Tenreiro ; Ferreira, José Rui

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Inst. of Eng. of Porto, Portugal

Volume

5

Issue

4

fYear

2004

Firstpage

259

Lastpage

266

Abstract

This work presents the simulator of intelligent transportation systems (SITS). The SITS is based on a microscopic simulation approach to reproduce real traffic conditions in an urban or nonurban network and considers different types of vehicles, drivers, and roads. A dynamical analysis of several traffic phenomena is then addressed. The results of using classical system theory tools notes that it is possible to study traffic systems, taking advantage of the knowledge gathered with automatic control algorithms. In this line of thought, a new modeling formalism based on the embedding of statistics and Fourier transform is also presented.

Keywords

Fourier transforms; automated highways; road traffic; statistics; Fourier transform; automatic control algorithms; freeway traffic dynamical analysis; intelligent transportation system simulator; microscopic simulation approach; Automatic control; Communication system traffic control; Fourier transforms; Intelligent transportation systems; Microscopy; Road vehicles; Statistics; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Vehicle driving; 65; ITS; Intelligent transportation systems; simulation and modeling; traffic control; traffic dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1524-9050

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TITS.2004.837821

Filename

1364000