Internal boundary control in lane-free automated vehicle traffic: Comparison of approaches via microscopic simulation

M Malekzadeh, D Troullinos, I Papamichail… - … research part C …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recently introduced TrafficFluid concept proposes that automated vehicles drive lane-
free, thus enabling capacity sharing between the two opposite road directions via real-time …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal-restricted A∗ algorithm as a support for lane-free traffic at intersections with mixed flows

H Chi, P Cai, D Fu, J Zhai, Y Zeng, B Shi - Green Energy and Intelligent …, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving the capacity of intersections is the key to enhancing road traffic systems.
Benefiting from the application of Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) in the foreseeing …

A Novel Potential Line Strategy for Autonomous Vehicle Control in Lane-Free Traffic

H Zhang, M Rostami-Shahrbabaki… - 2023 IEEE 26th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent developments in vehicular traffic have brought about the concept of lane-free traffic,
challenging the traditional notion of parallel lanes, allowing vehicles to potentially drive at …

Multi-Task Lane-Free Driving Strategy for Connected and Automated Vehicles: A Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

M Berahman, M Rostami-Shahrbabaki… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Deep reinforcement learning has shown promise in various engineering applications,
including vehicular traffic control. The non-stationary nature of traffic, especially in the lane …

Multi-agent flocking with obstacle avoidance and safety distance preservation: a fuzzy potential-based approach

A Ebrahimi, M Farrokhi - Intelligent Service Robotics, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, a control method is proposed for the flocking of multi-agent systems in the
presence of obstacles. One of the main contributions of this work is the introduction of a …

From Road Congestion to Vehicle-Control Enabled Artificial Traffic Fluids

I Karafyllis, D Theodosis, M Papageorgiou… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This article provides an overview of the design of nonlinear feedback Cruise Controllers
(CCs) for automated vehicles on lane-free roads. The feedback design problem is …

Integrated Intersection Control for Lane-Free Connected and Automated Driving

PN Stueger, P Malcolm, T Niels… - 2023 8th International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Connected and automated driving will not only impact traffic efficiency and safety in existing
traffic environments but will also allow for a reorganization of traffic operation in the long …

Investigating Lane-Free Traffic with a Dynamic Driving Simulator

M Sekeran, AA Syed, J Lindner… - 2023 IEEE 26th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lane-free traffic (LFT) is a new traffic system that relies on connected and automated
vehicles (CAV) to increase road capacity and utilization by removing traditional lane …

Flocking Control of Multi-agent Automated Vehicles for Curved Driving: A Polyline Leader Approach

G Wang, Y Chen - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2023 - Elsevier
Flocking control for multi-agent automated vehicles has attracted more research interest
recently. However, one significant challenge is that the common use of point-shaped virtual …

Collaborative Control for Multi Vehicle Platoons Using Longitudinal and Lateral Decoupling Method

M Ding, L Huang, Y Zhu, Y Li - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the formation control of autonomous vehicle with vehicle to vehicle (V2V)
communication connection. Firstly, this paper introduces the dynamic model of a vehicle and …