A new dynamic model for heterogeneous traffic flow

Based on the property of heterogeneous traffic flow, we in this Letter present a new car-following model. Applying the relationship between the micro and macro variables, a new dynamic model for heterogeneous traffic flow is obtained. The fundamental diagram and the jam density of the heterogeneous...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics letters. A 2009-06, Vol.373 (29), p.2461-2466
Hauptverfasser: Tang, T.Q., Huang, H.J., Zhao, S.G., Shang, H.Y.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Based on the property of heterogeneous traffic flow, we in this Letter present a new car-following model. Applying the relationship between the micro and macro variables, a new dynamic model for heterogeneous traffic flow is obtained. The fundamental diagram and the jam density of the heterogeneous traffic flow consisting of bus and car are studied under three different conditions: (1) without any restrictions, (2) under the action of the traffic control policy that restrains some private cars and (3) using bus to replace the private cars restrained by the traffic control policy. The numerical results show that our model can describe some qualitative properties of the heterogeneous traffic flow consisting of bus and car, which verifies that our model is reasonable.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2009.05.006