Stochastic Evolutions of Dynamic Traffic Flow Modeling and Applications /

• Main Authors: Chen, Xiqun (Michael) (Author), Li, Li (Author), Shi, Qixin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Complexity, Computational.; Civil engineering.; Complexity.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Civil Engineering.

This book reveals the underlying mechanisms of complexity and stochastic evolutions of traffic flows. Using Eulerian and Lagrangian measurements, the authors propose lognormal headway/spacing/velocity distributions and subsequently develop a Markov car-following model to describe drivers’ random cho...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. - Literature Review
• Empirical Observations of Stochastic and Dynamic Evolutions of Trac Flow
• A Markov Model Based on Headway/Spacing Distributions
• Stochastic Fundamental Diagram Based on Headway/Spacing Distributions
• Trac Flow Breakdown Model Based on Headway/Spacing Distributions
• Conclusions and Future Work.