Constructing a fundamental diagram for traffic flow with automated vehicles: Methodology and demonstration
Increasingly, commercial vehicles are equipped with automated vehicle (AV) features such
as adaptive cruise control systems. The AV feature can automatically control the headway …
as adaptive cruise control systems. The AV feature can automatically control the headway …
Clustering of heterogeneous networks with directional flows based on “Snake” similarities
Aggregated network level modeling and control of traffic in urban networks have recently
gained a lot of interest due to unpredictability of travel behaviors and high complexity of …
gained a lot of interest due to unpredictability of travel behaviors and high complexity of …
Dynamic clustering and propagation of congestion in heterogeneously congested urban traffic networks
The problem of clustering in urban traffic networks has been mainly studied in static
framework by considering traffic conditions at a given time. Nevertheless, it is important to …
framework by considering traffic conditions at a given time. Nevertheless, it is important to …
Macroscopic fundamental diagrams: A cross-comparison of estimation methods
This paper aims to cross-compare existing estimation methods for the Macroscopic
Fundamental Diagram. Raw data are provided by a mesoscopic simulation tool for two …
Fundamental Diagram. Raw data are provided by a mesoscopic simulation tool for two …
Hierarchical ramp metering in freeways: An aggregated modeling and control approach
This paper develops a model-based hierarchical control method for coordinated ramp
metering on freeway networks with multiple bottlenecks and on-and off-ramps. The controller …
metering on freeway networks with multiple bottlenecks and on-and off-ramps. The controller …
Optimal distance-and time-dependent area-based pricing with the Network Fundamental Diagram
Given the efficiency and equity concerns of a cordon toll, this paper proposes a few
alternative distance-dependent area-based pricing models for a large-scale dynamic traffic …
alternative distance-dependent area-based pricing models for a large-scale dynamic traffic …
Macroscopic traffic dynamics with heterogeneous route patterns
This paper investigates at an aggregated (macroscopic) scale the effects of route patterns on
a road network. Four main variables are considered: the production, the mean speed, the …
a road network. Four main variables are considered: the production, the mean speed, the …
Marginal cost congestion pricing based on the network fundamental diagram
Congestion pricing schemes have been traditionally derived based on analytical
representations of travel demand and traffic flows, such as in bottleneck models. A major …
representations of travel demand and traffic flows, such as in bottleneck models. A major …
Traffic dynamics: Its impact on the macroscopic fundamental diagram
Literature shows that–under specific conditions–the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram
(MFD) describes a crisp relationship between the average flow (production) and the average …
(MFD) describes a crisp relationship between the average flow (production) and the average …
A network partitioning algorithmic approach for macroscopic fundamental diagram-based hierarchical traffic network management
The existence of a macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) in a network/subnetwork allows
one to formulate hierarchical traffic management strategies. In order to achieve this, a robust …
one to formulate hierarchical traffic management strategies. In order to achieve this, a robust …