Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous Traffic

This paper presents an enhanced full velocity difference (FVD) model for characterising the car-following behaviour of autonomous vehicles (AVs). The model incorporates data from both front and rear vehicles, considering the subject vehicle’s velocity, the acceleration of many front and r...

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Main Authors: Boran Li, Dongjie Xie, Yiran Sun, Jingze Ouyang
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10713363/
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author Boran Li
Dongjie Xie
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description This paper presents an enhanced full velocity difference (FVD) model for characterising the car-following behaviour of autonomous vehicles (AVs). The model incorporates data from both front and rear vehicles, considering the subject vehicle’s velocity, the acceleration of many front and rear vehicles, as well as the headway and velocity differential between the surrounding vehicles and the subject vehicle. Furthermore, the model incorporates location-related characteristics to precisely quantify the extent to which each front and rear vehicle’s influence changes based on its position relative to the subject vehicle. We determine the most suitable value for each parameter in the proposed model and analyse the effect of specific time delays on the stability of traffic flow. This analysis is based on data collected from a field test that involved a combination of human-driven vehicles (HDVs), AVs, and car-following technologies. Based on the results of the numerical simulation, the proposed model for AVs demonstrates a more seamless acceleration and deceleration compared to the FVD model. Moreover, the model can improve the stability of the mixed-vehicle platoon by augmenting the AV proportion. The model may also be utilised to replicate the behaviour of HDVs and AVs following cars in traffic that consists of a mix of different vehicle types. This capability is beneficial for managing road traffic and designing infrastructure.
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spelling doaj-art-c6b3c456d78b4c01a1485b565cbfe34a2025-08-20T03:07:06ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113834708348210.1109/ACCESS.2024.347752910713363Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous TrafficBoran Li0Dongjie Xie1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8765-4087Yiran Sun2Jingze Ouyang3Yunnan Land and Resources Vocational College, Kunming, ChinaSchool of Computing, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaFaculty of Construction Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, ChinaSchool of Computing, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaThis paper presents an enhanced full velocity difference (FVD) model for characterising the car-following behaviour of autonomous vehicles (AVs). The model incorporates data from both front and rear vehicles, considering the subject vehicle’s velocity, the acceleration of many front and rear vehicles, as well as the headway and velocity differential between the surrounding vehicles and the subject vehicle. Furthermore, the model incorporates location-related characteristics to precisely quantify the extent to which each front and rear vehicle’s influence changes based on its position relative to the subject vehicle. We determine the most suitable value for each parameter in the proposed model and analyse the effect of specific time delays on the stability of traffic flow. This analysis is based on data collected from a field test that involved a combination of human-driven vehicles (HDVs), AVs, and car-following technologies. Based on the results of the numerical simulation, the proposed model for AVs demonstrates a more seamless acceleration and deceleration compared to the FVD model. Moreover, the model can improve the stability of the mixed-vehicle platoon by augmenting the AV proportion. The model may also be utilised to replicate the behaviour of HDVs and AVs following cars in traffic that consists of a mix of different vehicle types. This capability is beneficial for managing road traffic and designing infrastructure.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10713363/Car-following behaviormixed traffic flowmulti-front and rear vehiclesstabilityautonomous vehicles
spellingShingle Boran Li
Dongjie Xie
Yiran Sun
Jingze Ouyang
Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous Traffic
IEEE Access
Car-following behavior
mixed traffic flow
multi-front and rear vehicles
stability
autonomous vehicles
title Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous Traffic
title_full Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous Traffic
title_fullStr Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous Traffic
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous Traffic
title_short Enhanced Car-Following Model Incorporating Multi-Vehicles Information in Heterogeneous Traffic
title_sort enhanced car following model incorporating multi vehicles information in heterogeneous traffic
topic Car-following behavior
mixed traffic flow
multi-front and rear vehicles
stability
autonomous vehicles
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10713363/
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