VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing Behaviors
The traffic congestion in ramp areas is becoming increasingly prominent. In the upstream segments of ramp areas, effective management and control of lane-changing behaviors can improve the road capacity and make full use of the existing road resource. With the continuous development and application...
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| author | Haijian Li Zhufei Huang Xiaofang Zou Shuo Zheng Yanfang Yang |
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| description | The traffic congestion in ramp areas is becoming increasingly prominent. In the upstream segments of ramp areas, effective management and control of lane-changing behaviors can improve the road capacity and make full use of the existing road resource. With the continuous development and application of connected vehicle technologies, lane-changing behaviors can be performed by vehicle groups. Under a connected vehicle environment, the lane-changing behaviors by vehicle groups are controlled in the upstream segment in a ramp area, and the lane-changing behaviors can be completed prior to entering the ramp area. Finally, lane-changing strategies are optimized and identified. VISSIM simulates these proposed strategies. This paper considers the delay as the output index for analyzing and comparing various strategies. The results demonstrate that the delays of different lane-changing strategies are also different. If the delays of ramp areas are to be substantially reduced, it is necessary to continuously optimize the lane-changing strategies by vehicle groups in the upstream segments. This optimization of lane-changing strategies will effectively regulate drivers’ lane-changing behaviors, improve road safety, and increase traffic capacity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4fe90df2410b41feaf2def63238ce8432025-08-20T02:05:36ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952020-01-01202010.1155/2020/59831615983161VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing BehaviorsHaijian Li0Zhufei Huang1Xiaofang Zou2Shuo Zheng3Yanfang Yang4Beijing Engineering Research Center of Urban Transportation Operation Support, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaBeijing Engineering Research Center of Urban Transportation Operation Support, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaChina Merchants New Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100073, ChinaNational Virtual Experimental Teaching Center of Rail Traffic Communication and Control, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaLaboratory of Transport Industry of Big Data Application Technologies for Comprehensive Transport, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Beijing 100029, ChinaThe traffic congestion in ramp areas is becoming increasingly prominent. In the upstream segments of ramp areas, effective management and control of lane-changing behaviors can improve the road capacity and make full use of the existing road resource. With the continuous development and application of connected vehicle technologies, lane-changing behaviors can be performed by vehicle groups. Under a connected vehicle environment, the lane-changing behaviors by vehicle groups are controlled in the upstream segment in a ramp area, and the lane-changing behaviors can be completed prior to entering the ramp area. Finally, lane-changing strategies are optimized and identified. VISSIM simulates these proposed strategies. This paper considers the delay as the output index for analyzing and comparing various strategies. The results demonstrate that the delays of different lane-changing strategies are also different. If the delays of ramp areas are to be substantially reduced, it is necessary to continuously optimize the lane-changing strategies by vehicle groups in the upstream segments. This optimization of lane-changing strategies will effectively regulate drivers’ lane-changing behaviors, improve road safety, and increase traffic capacity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5983161 |
| spellingShingle | Haijian Li Zhufei Huang Xiaofang Zou Shuo Zheng Yanfang Yang VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing Behaviors Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing Behaviors |
| title_full | VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing Behaviors |
| title_fullStr | VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing Behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing Behaviors |
| title_short | VISSIM-Based Simulation and Analysis of Upstream Segments in Ramp Areas for Optimizing Vehicle Group Lane-Changing Behaviors |
| title_sort | vissim based simulation and analysis of upstream segments in ramp areas for optimizing vehicle group lane changing behaviors |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5983161 |
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