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A model for the structure of lane-changing decisions

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A structure is proposed to connect the decisions which a driver has to make before changing lanes to ensure that the vehicles in traffic simulations behave logically when confronted with situations commonly encountered in real traffic.
Abstract
A structure is proposed to connect the decisions which a driver has to make before changing lanes. The model is intended to cover the urban driving situation, where traffic signals, obstructions and heavy vehicles all exert an influence. The structure is designed to ensure that the vehicles in traffic simulations behave logically when confronted with situations commonly encountered in real traffic. The specific mathematical expression of the questions embedded in the decision process and employed in the present implementation of the model are not critical and can be replaced by alternatives, but the heirarchy of the decisions is crucial. On the basis of experience to date, the lane changing model produces a realistic simulation of driver behaviour and has proved very robust under a wide range of conditions.

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Modeling of left-turn vehicle trajectories and exit lane selection at signalized intersections

TL;DR: In this paper , the full text of this preprint has been withdrawn, as it was submitted in error, and therefore the authors do not wish this work to be cited as a reference.
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A centralized relaxation strategy for cooperative lane change in a connected environment

TL;DR: In this paper , a centralized relaxation strategy for cooperative lane changes on the freeway with a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) dedicated lane is proposed, and three numerical models are designed in this scenario.
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Driving behavior of connected autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic flow within ramp segments on freeway based on an advanced cellular automata

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors analyzed the car-following and lane-changing behavior of mixed traffic flow under the intelligent network and showed that, as the CAV penetration rate continues to increase, the road operation performance continues to improve, and the capacity of the road segment increases accordingly.
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Microscopic Models and Traffic Instability

TL;DR: In this paper, a genealogy of the main traffic models (macroscopic, mesoscopic and microscopic) is reviewed in a synthetic way, which involves local instability, asymptotic instability and flow breakdown.
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A behavioural car-following model for computer simulation

TL;DR: A new model is constructed for the response of the following vehicle based on the assumption that each driver sets limits to his desired braking and acceleration rates and it is shown that when realistic values are assigned to the parameters in a simulation, the model reproduces the characteristics of real traffic flow.
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Nonlinear Follow-the-Leader Models of Traffic Flow

TL;DR: A variety of nonlinear follow-the-leader models of traffic flow are discussed in this article in the light of available observational and experimental data, with emphasis placed on steady-state flow equations.
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Nonlinear Effects in the Dynamics of Car Following

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that a small amplitude disturbance propagates through a series of cars in the manner described by linear theories, except that the dependence of the wave velocity on the car velocity causes an accleration wave to spread as it propagates and a deceleration wave forming a stable shock.
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A Generalization of Linear Car-Following Theory

Gentry Lee
- 01 Aug 1966 - 
TL;DR: The linear theory of single-lane traffic flow is generalized by using an integral transform technique well-known in other branches of applied science that introduces the idea of a memory function that describes the way in which a driver processes the information he receives from a lead vehicle.
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Fuel saving and other benefits of dynamic advisory speeds on a multi-lane arterial road

TL;DR: In this paper, a discrete vehicle simulation using program MULTSIM has been run on a 6 km idealized road and also on 2.3 km of the multi-lane arterial, Military Road, Sydney.
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