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Advances, Opportunities and Challenges in AI-enabled Technologies for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles Read chapter Read first chapter

2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Virtual Rings on Highways: Traffic Control by Connected Automated Vehicles

Authors : Tamás G. Molnár, Michael Hopka, Devesh Upadhyay, Michiel Van Nieuwstadt, Gábor Orosz

Published in: AI-enabled Technologies for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles

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Abstract

This work gives introduction to traffic control by connected automated vehicles. The influence of vehicle control on vehicular traffic and traffic control strategies are discussed and compared. It is highlighted that vehicle-to-everything connectivity allows connected automated vehicles to access the state of the traffic behind them such that feedback can be utilized to mitigate evolving congestions. Numerical simulations demonstrate that such connectivity-based traffic control is beneficial for smoothness and energy efficiency of highway traffic. The dynamics and stability of traffic flow, under the proposed controllers, are analyzed in detail to construct stability charts that guide the selection of stabilizing control gains.

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Metadata
Title
Virtual Rings on Highways: Traffic Control by Connected Automated Vehicles
Authors
Tamás G. Molnár
Michael Hopka
Devesh Upadhyay
Michiel Van Nieuwstadt
Gábor Orosz
Copyright Year
2023
Book
AI-enabled Technologies for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-06779-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-06780-8

Copyright Year: 2023

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06780-8_16

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