A new traffic model with the consideration of coupling effect with two lanes
Peng Guang-Han(彭光含)a)b)†, Sun Di-Hua(孙棣华)a), and He Heng-Pan(何恒攀)a)
a College of Automation, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China; b College of Physics and Electronic Science, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, China
Abstract This paper introduces a new two-lane high-order continuum model by embedding the two delay time scales continuum traffic model presented by Xue (2003 Phys. Rev. E 68 066123) into the multi-lane model proposed by Daganzo (1997 Transpn. Res. B 31 83) with the consideration of the coupling effect between the vehicles of two lanes in instantaneous traffic situation and lane-change effect. In the novel model, the coupling effect of two lanes and phenomena of lane change, which were not discussed in Daganzo's model and Xue's model, are taken into account. Numerical simulation shows that it is in accordance with real traffic flow. This obviously indicates that the new phenomenon and behaviour are analogous results as single lane presented by Xue, and the proposed model is more reasonable on two lanes. Furthermore, the generation rate between two lanes is also investigated. The results show that the formation and diffusion of traffic shock wave can be better simulated on two lanes.
Received: 28 April 2008
Revised: 20 May 2008
Accepted manuscript online:
Fund: Project supported by the National High Tech Research and Development (863)
Program of China (Grant No 511-0910-1031) and the National `10th
Five-year' Science and Technique Important Program of China (Grant No
2002BA404A07).
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Peng Guang-Han(彭光含), Sun Di-Hua(孙棣华), and He Heng-Pan(何恒攀) A new traffic model with the consideration of coupling effect with two lanes 2009 Chin. Phys. B 18 468
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