MODELING OF FREEWAY RAMP MERGING PROCESS OBSERVED DURING TRAFFIC CONGESTION
This study's focus is on modeling vehicle acceleration-deceleration behavior during freeway and ramp maneuvers in congested traffic. Presented are methodologies for collecting field data, analyzing freeway merging behavior data and developing and calibrating ramp vehicle accelerating models. Substantial data were collected using videotape and image processing techniques. The entrance ramps in the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway were used for comprehensive traffic surveys. The paper presents a theoretical framework for modeling the ramp driver acceleration-deceleration behavior. The methodology uses the stimuli-response psychophysical concept as a fundamental rule and is formulated as a modified form of the car-following models. The findings could serve future highway geometric design criteria revision, and the mathematical framework of the developed model may be appropriate to study more driver behavioral aspects of congested freeways.
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Authors:
- Sarvi, M
- Ceder, Avishai (Avi)
- Kuwahara, M
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Conference:
- Transportation and Traffic Theory in the 21st Century. Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory
- Location: University of South Australia in Adelaide, Austral
- Date: 2002-7-16 to 2002-7-18
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 483-502
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Behavior; Deceleration; Expressways; Freeways; Human factors; Merging traffic; Ramps; Traffic characteristics; Traffic congestion; Traffic surveys
- Geographic Terms: Tokyo (Japan)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00929749
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0080439268
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Aug 5 2002 12:00AM