中国物理B ›› 2008, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (8): 3014-3020.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/17/8/042

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Phase transition on speed limit traffic with slope

李兴莉1, 宋 涛1, 戴世强1, 邝 华2   

  1. (1)Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China; (2)Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China;College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
  • 收稿日期:2008-01-12 修回日期:2008-03-09 出版日期:2008-08-20 发布日期:2008-08-20
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2006CB705500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10532060 and 10562001) and the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project, China (Grant No Y0103).

Phase transition on speed limit traffic with slope

Li Xing-Li(李兴莉)a), Song Tao(宋涛)a), Kuang Hua(邝华)a)b), and Dai Shi-Qiang(戴世强)a)†   

  1. a Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China; b College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
  • Received:2008-01-12 Revised:2008-03-09 Online:2008-08-20 Published:2008-08-20
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2006CB705500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10532060 and 10562001) and the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project, China (Grant No Y0103).

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摘要： Through introducing a generalized optimal speed function to consider spatial position, slope grade and variable safe headway, the effect of slope in a single-lane highway on the traffic flow is investigated with the extended optimal speed model. The theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the flux of the whole road with the upgrade (or downgrade) increases linearly with density, saturates at a critical density, then maintains this saturated value in a certain density range and finally decreases with density. The value of saturated flux is equal to the maximum flux of the upgrade (or downgrade) without considering the slight influence of the driver's sensitivity. And the fundamental diagrams also depend on sensitivity, slope grade and slope length. The spatiotemporal pattern gives the segregation of different traffic phases caused by the rarefaction wave and the shock wave under a certain initial vehicle number. A comparison between the upgrade and the downgrade indicates that the value of saturated flux of the downgrade is larger than that of the upgrade under the same condition. This result is in accordance with the real traffic.

关键词: generalized optimal speed, car-following model, slope, phase transition

Abstract: Through introducing a generalized optimal speed function to consider spatial position, slope grade and variable safe headway, the effect of slope in a single-lane highway on the traffic flow is investigated with the extended optimal speed model. The theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the flux of the whole road with the upgrade (or downgrade) increases linearly with density, saturates at a critical density, then maintains this saturated value in a certain density range and finally decreases with density. The value of saturated flux is equal to the maximum flux of the upgrade (or downgrade) without considering the slight influence of the driver's sensitivity. And the fundamental diagrams also depend on sensitivity, slope grade and slope length. The spatiotemporal pattern gives the segregation of different traffic phases caused by the rarefaction wave and the shock wave under a certain initial vehicle number. A comparison between the upgrade and the downgrade indicates that the value of saturated flux of the downgrade is larger than that of the upgrade under the same condition. This result is in accordance with the real traffic.

Key words: generalized optimal speed, car-following model, slope, phase transition

中图分类号:  (Land transportation)

  • 89.40.Bb
62.50.-p (High-pressure effects in solids and liquids) 64.60.-i (General studies of phase transitions) 64.75.-g (Phase equilibria)