A car-following framework for traffic instability and lane changes
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| author | Mankowski, Nicholas Mushtaq, Hassan Guo, Hanliang |
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| contents | This paper develops a computational framework based on a car-following model to study traffic instability and lane changes. Building upon Newell's classical first-order car-following model, we show that, both analytically and numerically, there exists a vehicle-density-dependent critical reaction time that determines the stability of single-lane traffic. Specifically, perturbations to the equilibrium system decay with time for low reaction time and grow for high reaction time. This critical reaction time converges to Newell's original result in the continuum limit. Additionally, we propose a psychology-based lane-changing mechanism that builds a quantitative connection between the driver's psychological factor (frustration level) and the driving condition. We show that our stochastic lane-changing model can faithfully reproduce interesting phenomena like load-balancing of different lanes. Our model supports the result that more frequent lane changes only marginally benefit the driver's overall velocity. |
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| spellingShingle | A car-following framework for traffic instability and lane changes Mankowski, Nicholas Mushtaq, Hassan Guo, Hanliang Optimization and Control This paper develops a computational framework based on a car-following model to study traffic instability and lane changes. Building upon Newell's classical first-order car-following model, we show that, both analytically and numerically, there exists a vehicle-density-dependent critical reaction time that determines the stability of single-lane traffic. Specifically, perturbations to the equilibrium system decay with time for low reaction time and grow for high reaction time. This critical reaction time converges to Newell's original result in the continuum limit. Additionally, we propose a psychology-based lane-changing mechanism that builds a quantitative connection between the driver's psychological factor (frustration level) and the driving condition. We show that our stochastic lane-changing model can faithfully reproduce interesting phenomena like load-balancing of different lanes. Our model supports the result that more frequent lane changes only marginally benefit the driver's overall velocity. |
| title | A car-following framework for traffic instability and lane changes |
| topic | Optimization and Control |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.01988 |