Traffic Flow Impacts of Adaptive Cruise Control Deactivation and (Re)Activation with Cooperative Driver Behavior

In 2006 in the Netherlands, a field operational test was carried out to study the effect of adaptive cruise control (ACC) and lane departure warning on driver behavior and traffic flow in real traffic. To estimate the effect for larger penetration rates, simulations were needed. For a reliable impact assessment, the on- and off-switching of the system should be taken into account. Furthermore, because ACC systems are less cooperative than normal drivers, the reference behavior should include this cooperative behavior. In this research, cooperative driver models for normal drivers were developed as well as an ACC model that included on- and off-switching for the microscopic simulation environment known as the intelligent transportation systems modeler. Parameter settings were validated with data from the pilot. The results clearly show that on- and off-switching behavior has a large influence on traffic flow. This effect depends on the degree of congestion. In congestion, the effect of the ACC is larger. Without the possibility of switching it on and off, the ACC has a positive impact on throughput. However, when the ACC can be switched on and off, it has a negative impact on throughput.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2129-17
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Traffic+Flow+Impacts+of+Adaptive+Cruise+Control+Deactivation+and+(Re)Activation+with+Cooperative+Driver+Behavior&author=G.+Klunder&author=M.+Li&author=M.+Minderhoud&publication_year=2009
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• Authors:
  • Klunder, Gerdien
  • Li, Minwei
  • Minderhoud, Michiel
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 145-151
• Monograph Title: Intelligent Transportation Systems and Vehicle–Highway Automation 2009
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2129
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous intelligent cruise control; Behavior; Field tests; Intelligent transportation systems; Microsimulation; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cooperative automation; Throughput (Traffic)
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01127387
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309142540
• Report/Paper Numbers: 09-2789
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 29 2009 1:43PM