Assessing the impacts of last mile delivery strategies on delivery vehicles and traffic network performance

JE Muriel, L Zhang, JC Fransoo… - … Research Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban freight is growing fast, and its adverse effects bring consequences for the residents,
the environment, and the liveability of cities. Although understanding its dynamics has …

Characterizing the impact of autonomous vehicles on macroscopic fundamental diagrams

Y Huang, Y Ye, J Sun, Y Tian - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of autonomous driving, Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) have
started to appear on public roads, which has inevitably affected current traffic conditions and …

[HTML][HTML] Does built environment have impact on traffic congestion?—A bootstrap mediation analysis on a case study of Melbourne

D **ao, I Kim, N Zheng - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
While the relationship between built environment, mobility choices and travel productions
has been well documented, the impact of built environment on traffic performance …

Autonomous vehicles in urban networks: a simulation-based assessment

A Tympakianaki, L Nogues, J Casas… - Transportation …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The paper proposes a general framework for the assessment of the impacts of the
introduction of Connected and Automated Transport Systems (CATS) on traffic. The main …

Optimizing passenger vehicle travel time with Model Predictive Control in multi-region traffic networks

M Saadullah, Z Zhang, H Hu - Intelligent Transportation …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This study investigates the impact of truck traffic on passenger vehicles in an urban network.
Utilizing the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD), a methodology to calculate the …

Simple abstract models to study stability of urban networks with decentralized signal control

N Gupta, GR Patil, HL Vu - Transportation research part B: methodological, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Traffic Signal Controllers (TSCs) used to manage intersections can influence the
residual queues at intersections. These residual queues can lead to an irreversible state of …

Optimizing multi-modal urban traffic flow: Utilizing macroscopic fundamental diagram and Model Predictive Control

M Saadullah, Z Zhang, H Hu - Control Engineering Practice, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban transportation systems, characterized by multiple modes and complex dynamics,
present significant challenges for the efficient management and optimization of traffic …

General driving behavior model based on the desired safety margin for vehicle flow simulation

P Cai, J Zhang, X Zhao, Y Li - 2022 IEEE 25th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traffic flow simulation is indispensable for the construction of digital urban traffic. Similar-to-
real simulation can provide an effective verification platform for intelligent traffic …

Perimeter Control-Based Coordinated Ramp Metering with Linked Queue Management for Freeway Networks

Z He, Y Han, W Guo, Y Ji, P Liu - Transportation Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper proposes a macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD)-based perimeter control
approach for coordinated ramp metering, aiming to minimize the total time spent (TTS) of a …

A rapid semi-analytical approach for modeling traffic flow on changing road conditions and its application

J Chen, J Cao, M Hu - Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2024 - Elsevier
Road traffic conditions exhibit spatial and temporal variations influenced by factors such as
construction, speed limits, and accidents. Accurate and efficient modeling of vehicular flow …