Paper Info
Title
Evaluation of an MPC strategy for motorway traffic comprising connected and automated vehicles
Abstract
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme for motorway traffic involving vehicles equipped with Vehicle Automation and Communication Systems (VACS). A stretch of the motorway A20, which connects Rotterdam to Gouda in the Netherlands, is modeled in a microscopic traffic simulation environment. In order to ensure the reliability of the microscopic simulation outcome, the simulation parameters are tuned with the purpose of replicating realistic traffic conditions. The MPC framework is then applied to the calibrated microscopic simulation model aiming at the mitigation of traffic congestion in the case study motorway. The synergistic control measures for coordinated and integrated traffic control are ramp metering, with the use of conventional traffic lights, vehicle speed control, and lane changing control actions that are enabled with the aid of VACS.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1109/ITSC.2017.8317635
2017 IEEE 20th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC)
Keywords
Field
DocType
microscopic traffic simulation environment,MPC framework,calibrated microscopic simulation model,traffic congestion,synergistic control measures,coordinated traffic control,integrated traffic control,vehicle speed control,VACS,automated vehicles,model predictive control scheme,motorway traffic,vehicle automation and communication systems,motorway A20,Rotterdam,Gouda,Netherlands,lane changing control action
Simulation,Model predictive control,Traffic simulation,Communications system,Automation,Real-time computing,Engineering,Metering mode,Traffic conditions,Traffic congestion,Electronic speed control
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2153-0009
978-1-5386-1527-0
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.48
3
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Georgia Perraki110.48
Claudio Roncoli2349.65
Ioannis Papamichail317025.28
Markos Papageorgiou4653165.20