A multi-scale multi-lane model for traffic regulation via autonomous vehicles

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Main Authors: Goatin, Paola, Piccoli, Benedetto
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author Goatin, Paola
Piccoli, Benedetto
author_facet Goatin, Paola
Piccoli, Benedetto
contents We propose a new model for multi-lane traffic with moving bottlenecks, e.g., autonomous vehicles (AV). It consists of a system of balance laws for traffic in each lane, coupled in the source terms for lane changing, and fully coupled to ODEs for the AVs' trajectories.More precisely, each AV solves a controlled equation depending on the traffic density, while the PDE on the corresponding lane has a flux constraint at the AV's location. We prove existence of entropy weak solutions, and we characterize the limiting behavior for the source term converging to zero (without AVs), corresponding to a scalar conservation law for the total density.The convergence in the presence of AVs is more delicate and we show that the limit does not satisfy an entropic equation for the total density as in the original coupled ODE-PDE model. Finally, we illustrate our results via numerical simulations.
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spellingShingle A multi-scale multi-lane model for traffic regulation via autonomous vehicles
Goatin, Paola
Piccoli, Benedetto
Analysis of PDEs
We propose a new model for multi-lane traffic with moving bottlenecks, e.g., autonomous vehicles (AV). It consists of a system of balance laws for traffic in each lane, coupled in the source terms for lane changing, and fully coupled to ODEs for the AVs' trajectories.More precisely, each AV solves a controlled equation depending on the traffic density, while the PDE on the corresponding lane has a flux constraint at the AV's location. We prove existence of entropy weak solutions, and we characterize the limiting behavior for the source term converging to zero (without AVs), corresponding to a scalar conservation law for the total density.The convergence in the presence of AVs is more delicate and we show that the limit does not satisfy an entropic equation for the total density as in the original coupled ODE-PDE model. Finally, we illustrate our results via numerical simulations.
title A multi-scale multi-lane model for traffic regulation via autonomous vehicles
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17192