Hierarchical optimal maneuver planning and trajectory control at on-ramps with multiple mainstream lanes

N Chen, B van Arem, M Wang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) have the potential to improve traffic operations when
they cooperatively maneuver in merging sections. State-of-the-art approaches in …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Flow-level coordination of connected and autonomous vehicles in multilane freeway ramp merging areas

J Zhu, I Tasic, X Qu - Multimodal transportation, 2022 - Elsevier
On-ramp merging areas are deemed to be typical bottlenecks for freeway networks due to
the intensive disturbances induced by the frequent merging, weaving, and lane-changing …

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 …

Automated and cooperative vehicle merging at highway on-ramps

J Rios-Torres, AA Malikopoulos - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recognition of necessities of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) is gaining
momentum. CAVs can improve both transportation network efficiency and safety through …

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 …

Multilane freeway merging control via trajectory optimization in a mixed traffic environment

L Han, L Zhang, W Guo - IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Merging activities at freeway merging areas can cause significant recurrent and non‐
recurrent bottleneck congestion due to vehicles' mandatory lateral conflicts. The Connected …

Improving freeway merging efficiency via flow-level coordination of connected and autonomous vehicles

J Zhu, L Wang, I Tasic, X Qu - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Freeway on-ramps are typical bottlenecks in the freeway network due to the frequent
disturbances caused by their associated merging, weaving, and lane-changing behaviors …

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 …