Abstract
This paper presents a decentralized merging assistant for mixed traffic situations aiming to increase traffic flow stability around the merging area by minimizing the conflict and limiting the changes in speed. The algorithm encourages early and smooth deceleration of the mainline vehicles upstream of the merging area in order to create gap for ramp vehicle. Simulation results show that the effectiveness of the merging assistant can be different depending on traffic conditions and compositions. A negative side effect that reduces the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is found and some ideas to solve this problem are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 13th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) |
Subtitle of host publication | September 19-22 September 2010, Funchal, Portugal |
Editors | A. Abadi, D. Bauer, I. Ben Dhaou |
Place of Publication | Los Alamitos, CA, USA |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 1468-1473 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4244-7659-6, 978-1-4244-7658-9 (CD) |
ISBN (Print) | 978-142447657-2 |
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Publication status | Published - 19 Sep 2010 |
Event | 13th International IEEE Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITSC 2010 - Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal Duration: 19 Sep 2010 → 22 Sep 2010 Conference number: 13 http://itsc2010.isr.uc.pt/site/ |
Publication series
Name | International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems |
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Publisher | IEEE |
Volume | 2010 |
ISSN (Print) | 2153-0009 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2153-0017 |
Conference
Conference | 13th International IEEE Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITSC 2010 |
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Abbreviated title | ITSC |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Funchal, Madeira Island |
Period | 19/09/10 → 22/09/10 |
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