Evaluation of the ACC Vehicles in Mixed Traffic: Lane Change Effects and Sensitivity Analysis
In this report the authors examine the effect of lane changes on the benefits of adaptive cruise control (ACC). Using theory, simulations and experiments it is demonstrated that during lane changes, the smoothness of the ACC vehicle response attenuates the disturbances introduced by the cut -in or exiting vehicle in a way that is beneficial to the environment when compared with similar situations where the ACC vehicle is absent. The higher number of possible cut-ins that may be present due to the higher gaps created during high accelerations maneuvers by the vehicle in front of the ACC vehicle will not take away the benefits shown in the absence of such cut -ins when compared with the situation of similar maneuvers but with no cut-ins in the case of 100% manually driven vehicles.
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University of California, Berkeley
Institute of Transportation Studies
McLaughlin Hall
Berkeley, CA United States 94720University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies
Los Angeles, CA United States 90089California Department of Transportation
Office of Research, P.O. Box 942873
Sacramento, CA United States 94273-0001University of California, Berkeley
California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
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Authors:
- Ioannou, Photios G
- Stefanovic, M
- Publication Date: 2003-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 31p
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Serial:
- PATH Research Report
- Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
- ISSN: 1055-1425
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Autonomous intelligent cruise control; Bunching; Car following; Deceleration; Intelligent transportation systems; Lane changing; Merging traffic; Traffic density; Traffic flow
- ATRI Terms: Acceleration; Adaptive cruise control (ACC); Bunching; Car following; Deceleration; Intelligent transport systems (ITS); Lane changing; Merging traffic; Traffic concentration; Traffic flow
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01443115
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PRR-2003-3
- Files: ITRD, PATH, CALTRANS, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 25 2012 1:05AM