摘要
The objective of this work is to develop a novel feature for traffic flow models,when traffic queues on two-way arterials periodically extend until then they block an upstream signal in oversaturated conditions.The new model,proposed as conditional cell transmission model(CCTM) has been developed with two improvements.First,cell transmission model(CTM) is expanded for two-way arterials by taking account of all diverging and merging activities at intersections.Second,a conditional cell is added to simulate periodic spillback and blockages at an intersection.The results of experiments for a multilane,two-way,three-signal sample network demonstrate that CCTM can accommodate various traffic demands and accurate representation of blockages at intersections.The delay of left turns is underestimated by 40 % in moderate conditions and by 58% in oversaturated condition when using the CTM rather than CCTM.Finally,the consistency between HCS 2000 and CCTM shows that CCTM is a reliable methodology of modeling traffic flow in oversaturated condition.
The objective of this work is to develop a novel feature for traffic flow models, when traffic queues on two-way arterials periodically extend until then they block an upstream signal in oversaturated conditions. The new model, proposed as conditional cell transmission model (CCTM) has been developed with two improvements. First, cell transmission model (CTM) is expanded for two-way arterials by taking account of all diverging and merging activities at intersections. Second, a conditional cell is added to simulate periodic spillback and blockages at an intersection. The results of experiments for a multilane, two-way, three-signal sample network demonstrate that CCTM can accommodate various traffic demands and accurate representation of blockages at intersections. The delay of left turns is underestimated by 40 % in moderate conditions and by 58% in oversamrated condition when using the CTM rather than CCTM. Finally, the consistency between HCS 2000 and CCTM shows that CCTM is a reliable methodology of modeling traffic flow in oversaturated condition.
基金
Project(51108343) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Project(06121) supported by University of Transportation Center for Alabama,USA
关键词
传输模型
过饱和
细胞
交通流模型
信号采样
主干道
CTM
路口
oversaturated condition
conditional cell transmission model
intersection
spillback
traffic blockage