In India, traffic flow on roads is highly mixed in nature with wide variations in the static and dynamic characteristics of vehicles. At unsignalized intersections, vehicles generally do not follow lane discipline and...In India, traffic flow on roads is highly mixed in nature with wide variations in the static and dynamic characteristics of vehicles. At unsignalized intersections, vehicles generally do not follow lane discipline and ignore the rules of priority. Drivers generally become more aggressive and tend to cross the uncontrolled intersections without considering the conflicting traffic. All these conditions cause a very complex traffic situation at unsignal- ized intersections which have a great impact on the capacity and performance of traffic intersections. A new method called additive conflict flow （ACF） method is suitable to determine the capacity of unsignalized inter- sections in non-lane-based mixed traffic conditions as prevailing in India. Occupation time is the key parameter for ACF method, which is defined as the time spent by a vehicle in the conflict area at the intersection. Data for this study were collected at two three-legged unsignalized intersections （one is uncontrolled and other one is semi- controlled） in Mangalore city, India using video-graphic technique during peak periods on three consecutive week days. The occupation time of vehicles at these intersections were studied and compared. The data on conflicting traffic volume and occupation time by each subject vehicle at the conflict area were extracted from the videos using image processing software. The subject vehicles were divided into three categories： two wheelers,cars, and auto-rickshaws. Mathematical relationships were developed to relate the occupation time of different cate- gories of vehicles with the conflicting flow of vehicles for various movements at both the intersections. It was found that occupation time increases with the increasing con- flicting traffic and observed to be higher at the uncontrolled intersection compared to the semicontrolled intersec- tion. The segregated turning movements and the presence of mini roundabout at the semicontrolled intersection reduces the conflicts of vehicular movements, which ulti- mately reduces the occupation time. The proposed methodology will be useful to determine the occupation time for various movements at unsignalized intersections. The models developed in the study can be used by practitioners and traffic engineers to estimate the capacity of unsignalized intersections in non-lane-based discipline and mixed traffic conditions.展开更多
【目的】在无信号控制的自动驾驶环境下,自动驾驶车辆的通行轨迹将与过街行人产生大量冲突,如何利用交通控制手段使行人安全通过交叉口,并避免对自动驾驶车辆的通行造成较大的干扰,是亟待解决的关键问题。【方法】本文提出一种基于冲突...【目的】在无信号控制的自动驾驶环境下,自动驾驶车辆的通行轨迹将与过街行人产生大量冲突,如何利用交通控制手段使行人安全通过交叉口,并避免对自动驾驶车辆的通行造成较大的干扰,是亟待解决的关键问题。【方法】本文提出一种基于冲突相位组的自动驾驶交叉口行人过街控制方法,将到达交叉口的车辆流向分为4个冲突相位组,在各相位组内单独分配通行时间,基于冲突相位组对自动驾驶车辆和行人过街的通行时间进行建模;在穿插式通行模式的基础上,使用行人信号灯保障行人过街需求,建立考虑行人二次过街的自动驾驶交叉口交通控制模型。模型以交叉口各流向需求量与实际交通量乘积之和最大为目标,以各流向允许车辆通行的时间比例和行人信号灯状态为决策变量,综合考虑交通流量、行人和车辆通行权等约束,建立混合整数线性规划模型(mixed-integer linear program,MILP),该控制模型可为各流向的车辆和行人分配通行权。【结果】本文模型的车均延误较定时控制方案的降低26.74%,较单次过街模型的降低11.53%,人均延误较定时控制方案的降低51.66%,较单次过街模型的降低36.20%。这表明本文模型能有效提升交叉口的通行效率。【结论】本文模型能根据自动驾驶车辆和行人的通行需求,对交叉口时空通行权进行分配,有效保障行人过街安全。展开更多
文摘In India, traffic flow on roads is highly mixed in nature with wide variations in the static and dynamic characteristics of vehicles. At unsignalized intersections, vehicles generally do not follow lane discipline and ignore the rules of priority. Drivers generally become more aggressive and tend to cross the uncontrolled intersections without considering the conflicting traffic. All these conditions cause a very complex traffic situation at unsignal- ized intersections which have a great impact on the capacity and performance of traffic intersections. A new method called additive conflict flow （ACF） method is suitable to determine the capacity of unsignalized inter- sections in non-lane-based mixed traffic conditions as prevailing in India. Occupation time is the key parameter for ACF method, which is defined as the time spent by a vehicle in the conflict area at the intersection. Data for this study were collected at two three-legged unsignalized intersections （one is uncontrolled and other one is semi- controlled） in Mangalore city, India using video-graphic technique during peak periods on three consecutive week days. The occupation time of vehicles at these intersections were studied and compared. The data on conflicting traffic volume and occupation time by each subject vehicle at the conflict area were extracted from the videos using image processing software. The subject vehicles were divided into three categories： two wheelers,cars, and auto-rickshaws. Mathematical relationships were developed to relate the occupation time of different cate- gories of vehicles with the conflicting flow of vehicles for various movements at both the intersections. It was found that occupation time increases with the increasing con- flicting traffic and observed to be higher at the uncontrolled intersection compared to the semicontrolled intersec- tion. The segregated turning movements and the presence of mini roundabout at the semicontrolled intersection reduces the conflicts of vehicular movements, which ulti- mately reduces the occupation time. The proposed methodology will be useful to determine the occupation time for various movements at unsignalized intersections. The models developed in the study can be used by practitioners and traffic engineers to estimate the capacity of unsignalized intersections in non-lane-based discipline and mixed traffic conditions.
文摘【目的】在无信号控制的自动驾驶环境下,自动驾驶车辆的通行轨迹将与过街行人产生大量冲突,如何利用交通控制手段使行人安全通过交叉口,并避免对自动驾驶车辆的通行造成较大的干扰,是亟待解决的关键问题。【方法】本文提出一种基于冲突相位组的自动驾驶交叉口行人过街控制方法,将到达交叉口的车辆流向分为4个冲突相位组,在各相位组内单独分配通行时间,基于冲突相位组对自动驾驶车辆和行人过街的通行时间进行建模;在穿插式通行模式的基础上,使用行人信号灯保障行人过街需求,建立考虑行人二次过街的自动驾驶交叉口交通控制模型。模型以交叉口各流向需求量与实际交通量乘积之和最大为目标,以各流向允许车辆通行的时间比例和行人信号灯状态为决策变量,综合考虑交通流量、行人和车辆通行权等约束,建立混合整数线性规划模型(mixed-integer linear program,MILP),该控制模型可为各流向的车辆和行人分配通行权。【结果】本文模型的车均延误较定时控制方案的降低26.74%,较单次过街模型的降低11.53%,人均延误较定时控制方案的降低51.66%,较单次过街模型的降低36.20%。这表明本文模型能有效提升交叉口的通行效率。【结论】本文模型能根据自动驾驶车辆和行人的通行需求,对交叉口时空通行权进行分配,有效保障行人过街安全。
