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Optimal coordination of variable speed limit to eliminate freeway wide moving jams

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  • Yizhi Wang

    (Department of Automation, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (TNList), Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China)

  • Jianming Hu

    (Department of Automation, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (TNList), Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China)

  • Li Li

    (Department of Automation, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (TNList), Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China)

  • Yi Zhang

    (Department of Automation, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (TNList), Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China)

Abstract

Variable speed limit (VSL) is well-known for the ability to eliminate freeway wide moving jam (WMJ). Different VSL maneuvers have been proposed and proved to be useful theoretically or empirically. However, the coordination of VSL still needs to be analyzed in order to cater for different traffic conditions encountered on the roadway. In this paper, we execute a study on freeway VSL method based on the three-phase traffic theory and Cellular Automata (CA) based simulations. Results indicate that VSL is a promising method in solving freeway WMJs, but in some cases, it induces new congestions due to improper configurations and the stochastic feature of traffic flow. Therefore, in this paper, we propose an optimal coordination model of VSL including five main principles. The purpose of our model lies on two aspects, to ensure the elimination of WMJ and to avoid the emergence of new traffic jams. By analyzing the traffic dynamics, we first present several theoretical principles of VSL configuration with respect to the WMJ elimination. Second, we study the relation between VSL effectiveness and the traffic uncertainty through CA model-based simulations and some empirical principles are raised.

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  • Yizhi Wang & Jianming Hu & Li Li & Yi Zhang, 2014. "Optimal coordination of variable speed limit to eliminate freeway wide moving jams," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 25(09), pages 1-15.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:25:y:2014:i:09:n:s0129183114500387
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183114500387
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    2. Nishi, Ryosuke & Watanabe, Takashi, 2022. "System-size dependence of a jam-absorption driving strategy to remove traffic jam caused by a sag under the presence of traffic instability," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 600(C).

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