A hierarchical model-based optimization control approach for cooperative merging by connected automated vehicles

N Chen, B van Arem, T Alkim… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gap selection and dynamic speed profiles of interacting vehicles at on-ramps affect the
safety and efficiency of highway merging sections. This paper puts forward a hierarchical …

Integrated longitudinal and lateral hierarchical control of cooperative merging of connected and automated vehicles at on-ramps

S Jing, F Hui, X Zhao, J Rios-Torres… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) can improve traffic safety and transportation
network efficiency while also reducing environmental impacts. However, congestion and …

A platoon-based hierarchical merging control for on-ramp vehicles under connected environment

Y Xue, C Ding, B Yu, W Wang - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Connected autonomous vehicle technology is conductive to promoting the transition from
traditional merging control (eg, ramp metering) to automated merging control. This paper …

A rule-based cooperative merging strategy for connected and automated vehicles

J Ding, L Li, H Peng, Y Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) show great potential to improve both traffic
efficiency and safety by sharing information. This paper addresses the problem of …

A novel hierarchical cooperative merging control model of connected and automated vehicles featuring flexible merging positions in system optimization

Z Tang, H Zhu, X Zhang, M Iryo-Asano… - … research part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Merging sections on freeways are typical bottlenecks for traffic efficiency and safety. The
connected and automated vehicles (CAV) technology has great capability in improving traffic …

Trajectory optimization of connected and autonomous vehicles at a multilane freeway merging area

X Hu, J Sun - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2019 - Elsevier
Merging areas on freeways are primary locations for bottlenecks due to vehicles' mandatory
lateral conflicts. These critical conflicts, however, are potentially avoidable with Connected …

Cooperative on-ramp merging control model for mixed traffic on multi-lane freeways

K Hou, F Zheng, X Liu, G Guo - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a hierarchical model for cooperative on-ramp merging control
(CORMC) in mixed traffic with both connected automated vehicles (CAVs) and connected …

Penetration effect of connected and automated vehicles on cooperative on‐ramp merging

J Ding, H Peng, Y Zhang, L Li - IET Intelligent Transport …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Earlier work has established a centralised cooperative merging framework of optimally
coordinating two strings of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) passing through the …

Cooperative game approach to optimal merging sequence and on-ramp merging control of connected and automated vehicles

S Jing, F Hui, X Zhao, J Rios-Torres… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vehicle merging is one of the main causes of reduced traffic efficiency, increased risk of
collision, and fuel consumption. Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) can improve …

Embedding robust constraint-following control in cooperative on-ramp merging

Z Hu, J Huang, Z Yang, Z Zhong - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cooperative on-ramp merging control for connected and automated vehicles have been
widely studied in recent years. One of the major challenges for this multi-vehicle …