Network traffic instability with automated driving and cooperative merging

Z Gu, Z Wang, Z Liu, M Saberi - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
Connected and/or automated vehicles (CAVs or AVs) have been shown to dampen stop-and-
go waves in mixed autonomy traffic, thus improving string stability. However, their effects on …

Dynamic modeling and control of taxi services in large-scale urban networks: A macroscopic approach

M Ramezani, M Nourinejad - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2018 - Elsevier
Taxis are increasingly becoming a prominent mobility mode in many major cities due to their
accessibility and convenience. The growing number of taxi trips and the increasing …

Network-scale traffic prediction via knowledge transfer and regional MFD analysis

J Li, N Xie, K Zhang, F Guo, S Hu, XM Chen - Transportation research part …, 2022 - Elsevier
Network traffic flow prediction on a fine-grained spatio-temporal scale is essential for
intelligent transportation systems, and extensive studies have been carried out in this area …

Robust perimeter control with cordon queues and heterogeneous transfer flows

Y Li, M Yildirimoglu, M Ramezani - Transportation Research Part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Accumulation-based Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD) model is widely
employed to design perimeter control methods to improve traffic operation in urban …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic ride-sourcing systems for city-scale networks-Part I: Matching design and model formulation and validation

M Ramezani, AH Valadkhani - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ubiquity of smart devices enables the foundation for emerging fast-growing ride-
sourcing companies that challenge traditional taxi services. Two design aspects of on …

A linear-parameter-varying formulation for model predictive perimeter control in multi-region MFD urban networks

A Kouvelas, M Saeedmanesh… - Transportation …, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
An alternative approach for real-time network-wide traffic control in cities that has recently
gained attention is perimeter flow control. Many studies have shown that this method is more …

Macroscopic traffic dynamics with heterogeneous route patterns

L Leclercq, C Parzani, VL Knoop, J Amourette… - Transportation Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper investigates at an aggregated (macroscopic) scale the effects of route patterns on
a road network. Four main variables are considered: the production, the mean speed, the …

Estimating network travel time reliability with network partitioning

R Saedi, M Saeedmanesh, A Zockaie, M Saberi… - … Research Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Network travel time reliability can be represented by a relationship between network space-
mean travel time and the standard deviation of network travel time. The primary objective of …

A complex network perspective for characterizing urban travel demand patterns: graph theoretical analysis of large-scale origin–destination demand networks

M Saberi, HS Mahmassani, D Brockmann, A Hosseini - Transportation, 2017 - Springer
Urban travel demand, consisting of thousands or millions of origin–destination trips, can be
viewed as a large-scale weighted directed graph. The paper applies a complex network …

[HTML][HTML] An MFD approach to route guidance with consideration of fairness

F Hosseinzadeh, N Moshahedi, L Kattan - Transportation Research Part C …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper introduces two fair and efficient route guidance (RG) advisory control schemes
for proactive control of a large-size urban network. The two developed fairness-centered …