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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2011, Vol. 12 Issue (8): 645-654    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1000518
Civil and Mechanical Engineering     
Car-following theory of steady-state traffic flow using time-to-collision
Sheng Jin, Zhi-yi Huang, Peng-fei Tao, Dian-hai Wang
College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China, College of Traffic and Transportation, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China
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Abstract  The conventional car-following theory is based on the assumption that vehicles will travel along the center line of lanes. However, according to the field survey data, in complex traffic conditions, a lateral separation between the leader and the follower frequently occurs. Accordingly, by taking lateral separation into account, we redefined the equation of time-to-collision (TTC) using visual angle information. Based on the stimulus-response framework, TTC was introduced into the basic General Motors (GM) model as a stimulus, and a non-lane-based car-following model of steady-state traffic flow was developed. The property of flow-density relationship was further investigated after integrating the proposed car-following model with different parameters. The results imply that the property of steady-state traffic flow and the capacity of each lane are highly relevant to the microscopic staggered car-following behavior, and the proposed model significantly enhances the practicality of the human driving behavior model.

Key wordsNon-lane-based      Visual angle      Time-to-collision (TTC)      Flow-density curve     
Received: 25 December 2010      Published: 02 August 2011
CLC:  U491.2  
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Sheng Jin, Zhi-yi Huang, Peng-fei Tao, Dian-hai Wang. Car-following theory of steady-state traffic flow using time-to-collision. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2011, 12(8): 645-654.

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