ALGORITHM FOR SYNCHRONIZING ENTRANCE RAMP VEHICLES AND FREEWAY GAPS

THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER EXISTING SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHMS BECAUSE THE DERIVATION TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE PHENOMENOM OF VEHICULAR INTERACTION WHICH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO ANY REALISTIC DESCRIPTION OF THE MERGING PROCESS. ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFICATION OF NEW PLATOONS AND CHARACTERIZING GAP PROPAGATIONS WITHIN A PLATOON. THE PROBABILITY OF SYNCHRONIZING A RAMP VEHICLE WITH AN ORDERED GAP OF A PLATOON IS FORMULATED IN TERMS OF THE PLATOONING FREEWAY VEHICLES' SPEEDS AND ARRIVAL TIMES AT A SHOULDER LANE DETECTOR AND IS MAXIMIZED TO GENERATE THE OPTIMAL RELEASE TIME OF THE RAMP VEHICLE. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  J Dyn Syst, Measurement, Control Asme

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• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 204-12
• Serial:
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Building entrances; Freeways; Intersection elements; Merging traffic; Ramps; Traffic signal control systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Synchronization
• Old TRIS Terms: Entrances (Other than doors)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226775
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 16 1973 12:00AM