Title :
Effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control on traffic flow stability
Author :
Schakel, Wouter J. ; Van Arem, Bart ; Netten, Bart D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Transp. & Planning, Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
The effects of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) on traffic flow is an important issue as traffic flow stability, capacity and safety are concerned. In contrast to most research we focus on traffic flow stability. We use the Intelligent Driver Model and CACC algorithms to assess the effects. A recently field-tested and CACC-based advisory system is also evaluated as an intermediate solution. It is found that CACC can quickly damp shockwaves at lower penetration rates (50%) and that shockwaves move faster.
Keywords :
adaptive control; driver information systems; intelligent control; road traffic; shock waves; traffic control; CACC algorithms; cooperative adaptive cruise control; intelligent driver model; shockwaves; traffic flow stability; Acceleration; Adaptation model; Driver circuits; Humans; Lead; Stability analysis; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2010 13th International IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Funchal
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7657-2
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2010.5625133
