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Congestion analysis of unsignalized intersections: The impact of impatience and Markov platooning

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  • Abhishek,
  • Boon, Marko A.A.
  • Mandjes, Michel
  • Núñez-Queija, Rudesindo

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This paper considers an unsignalized intersection used by two traffic streams. The first stream of cars is using a primary road, and has priority over the other stream. Cars belonging to the latter stream cross the primary road if the gaps between two subsequent cars on the primary road are larger than their critical headways. A question that naturally arises relates to the capacity of the secondary road: given the arrival pattern of cars on the primary road, what is the maximum arrival rate of low-priority cars that can be sustained? This paper addresses this issue by considering a compact model that sheds light on the dynamics of the considered unsignalized intersection. The model, which is of a queueing-theoretic nature, reveals interesting insights into the impact of the user behavior on the capacity.

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  • Abhishek, & Boon, Marko A.A. & Mandjes, Michel & Núñez-Queija, Rudesindo, 2019. "Congestion analysis of unsignalized intersections: The impact of impatience and Markov platooning," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 273(3), pages 1026-1035.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:273:y:2019:i:3:p:1026-1035
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2018.09.049
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