Microscopic traffic modeling inside intersections: Interactions between drivers

J Zhao, VL Knoop, M Wang - Transportation science, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
Microscopic traffic flow models enable predictions of traffic operations, which allows traffic
engineers to assess the efficiency and safety effects of roadway designs. Modeling vehicle …

A new reinforcement learning-based variable speed limit control approach to improve traffic efficiency against freeway jam waves

Y Han, A Hegyi, L Zhang, Z He, E Chung… - … research part C: emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional reinforcement learning (RL) models of variable speed limit (VSL) control
systems (and traffic control systems in general) cannot be trained in real traffic process …

A platoon regulation algorithm to improve the traffic performance of highway work zones

D Cao, J Wu, J Wu, B Kulcsár… - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a cooperative traffic control strategy to increase the capacity of
nonrecurrent bottlenecks such as work zones by making full use of the spatial resources …

Hierarchical ramp metering in freeways: An aggregated modeling and control approach

Y Han, M Ramezani, A Hegyi, Y Yuan… - … research part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper develops a model-based hierarchical control method for coordinated ramp
metering on freeway networks with multiple bottlenecks and on-and off-ramps. The controller …

A linear Lagrangian model predictive controller of macro-and micro-variable speed limits to eliminate freeway jam waves

Y Han, M Wang, Z He, Z Li, H Wang, P Liu - Transportation research part C …, 2021 - Elsevier
Variable speed limits (VSLs) are a common traffic control measure to resolve freeway jam
waves. State-of-the-art model predictive control (MPC) approaches of VSLs are developed …

Enhancing transferability of deep reinforcement learning-based variable speed limit control using transfer learning

Z Ke, Z Li, Z Cao, P Liu - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The study aims to evaluate the performance of the transfer learning algorithm to enhance the
transferability of a deep reinforcement learning-based variable speed limits (VSL) control …

A jam-absorption driving system for reducing multiple moving jams by estimating moving jam propagation

S Li, D Yanagisawa, K Nishinari - Transportation research part C: emerging …, 2024 - Elsevier
Jam-absorption driving (JAD) is a novel connected and automated vehicle-based (CAV-
based) control strategy that uses either a single or several absorbing cars to clear moving …

A variable speed limit control based on variable cell transmission model in the connecting traffic environment

P Mao, X Ji, X Qu, L Li, B Ran - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the conventional variable speed limit (VSL) strategy, the control area is fixed under
confined conditions. With the facility of the roadside unit, the control area for the VSL will …

Cell transmission model for mixed traffic flow with connected and autonomous vehicles

Y Qin, H Wang - Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The cell transmission model (CTM) is important for solving macroscopic traffic problems.
Although some studies have been conducted for multiclass CTM, a simplified CTM for traffic …

Freeway traffic control in presence of capacity drop

Y Wang, X Yu, S Zhang, P Zheng, J Guo… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Capacity drop at congested freeway bottlenecks is well known with a lot of field
observations. This paper studies coordinated ramp metering (RM) and mainstream traffic …