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Stabilization Strategy of a Novel Car-Following Model with Time Delay and Memory Effect of the Driver

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  • Yifan Pan

    (Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    Jiangsu Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Urban Traffic Technologies, Nanjing 210096, China
    National Traffic Management Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Ningbo University Sub-Center, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Yongjiang Wang

    (Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    Jiangsu Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Urban Traffic Technologies, Nanjing 210096, China
    National Traffic Management Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Ningbo University Sub-Center, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Baobin Miao

    (Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    Jiangsu Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Urban Traffic Technologies, Nanjing 210096, China
    National Traffic Management Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Ningbo University Sub-Center, Ningbo 315211, China)

  • Rongjun Cheng

    (Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
    Jiangsu Province Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Urban Traffic Technologies, Nanjing 210096, China
    National Traffic Management Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Ningbo University Sub-Center, Ningbo 315211, China)

Abstract

In this paper, a novel car-following model is established integrating the drivers’ memory of previous information. The drivers’ memory of the vehicle ahead is introduced as an influencing factor on the drivers’ expected behavior. The time delay feedback control term is added to the model to increase the stability interval of the system. By comparing the stability intervals of the controlled and uncontrolled models, the necessity of adding a delay feedback control item is demonstrated. The validity and feasibility of the time delay feedback control strategy are proved by numerical simulations. In this paper, the stability interval of the system is determined by the definite integral stability method (DISM) and the Hopf bifurcation analysis method. According to the number of unstable eigenvalues derived from the system eigenvalue equation, the appropriate time delay feedback control parameters are set. By choosing the optimal parameters, the new model can optimize the traffic flow to the maximum extent, eliminate the stop-and-go of vehicles, and make the traffic stable. Numerical examples close to actual traffic conditions are given to verify the feasibility of the control strategy using the verified design steps. Next generation simulation (NGSIM) measurements are used to conduct parameter calibration of the new model.

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  • Yifan Pan & Yongjiang Wang & Baobin Miao & Rongjun Cheng, 2022. "Stabilization Strategy of a Novel Car-Following Model with Time Delay and Memory Effect of the Driver," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-20, June.
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