Title :
Optimal desired traffic flow patterns for automated highway systems
Author :
Alvarez, Luis ; Horowitz, Roberto ; Chao, Susan ; Gomes, Gabriel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The design of optimal desired traffic flow patterns for multiple lane automated highway systems (AHSs) is analyzed. A highway network model, which is based on the notion of activity and a principle of vehicles conservation, is proposed. The traffic flow pattern for the network of highways is found in such a way that the total entry flow to the AHS network is maximized and the constraints related to the dynamic highway model and the AHS capacity are simultaneously satisfied
Keywords :
automated highways; bifurcation; dynamic programming; matrix algebra; road traffic; activity; dynamic highway model; highway network model; multiple lane automated highway systems; optimal desired traffic flow patterns; total entry flow; vehicles conservation; Automated highways; Chaos; Communication system traffic control; Mechanical engineering; Pattern analysis; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1998. Proceedings of the 1998
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4530-4
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1998.707333
