%0 Journal Article %1 Hidas2002 %A Hidas, P. %D 2002 %I Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd %J Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies %K %N 5-6 %P 351--371 %R 10.1016/S0968-090X(02)00026-8 %T Modelling lane changing and merging in microscopic traffic simulation %V 10 %X This paper introduces Simulation of Intelligent TRAnsport Systems (SITRAS), a massive multi-agent simulation system in which driver-vehicle objects are modelled as autonomous agents. The simulation outputs can be used for the evaluation of Intelligent Transport Systems applications such as congestion and incident management, public transport priority and dynamic route guidance. The model concepts and specifications, and the first applications of the model in the area of incident modelling in urban arterial networks were described in previous publications. This paper presents the details of the lane changing and merging algorithms developed for the SITRAS model. These models incorporate procedures for 'forced' and 'co-operative' lane changing which are essential for lane changing under congested (and incident-affected) traffic conditions. The paper describes the algorithms and presents simulation examples to demonstrate the effects of the implemented models. The results indicate that,only the forced and cooperative lane changing models can produce realistic flow-speed relationships during congested conditions. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

@article{Hidas2002, abstract = {This paper introduces Simulation of Intelligent TRAnsport Systems (SITRAS), a massive multi-agent simulation system in which driver-vehicle objects are modelled as autonomous agents. The simulation outputs can be used for the evaluation of Intelligent Transport Systems applications such as congestion and incident management, public transport priority and dynamic route guidance. The model concepts and specifications, and the first applications of the model in the area of incident modelling in urban arterial networks were described in previous publications. This paper presents the details of the lane changing and merging algorithms developed for the SITRAS model. These models incorporate procedures for 'forced' and 'co-operative' lane changing which are essential for lane changing under congested (and incident-affected) traffic conditions. The paper describes the algorithms and presents simulation examples to demonstrate the effects of the implemented models. The results indicate that,only the forced and cooperative lane changing models can produce realistic flow-speed relationships during congested conditions. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.}, added-at = {2012-02-14T04:46:46.000+0100}, af = {Hidas, P}, author = {Hidas, P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e9cb0e8e1e97ee2e3544dac4464f6c41/atriana}, c1 = {Univ New S Wales, Sch Civil & Environm Engn, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.}, citedreferences = {HIDAS P, 1998, TRAFFIC ENG CONTROL, V39, P300 ; BIGUS JP, 1998, CONSTRUCTING INTELLI ; BEHBAHANIZADEH K, 1998, 8 WORLD C TRANSP RES ; WAGNER P, 1997, PHYSICA A, V234, P687 ; HIDAS P, 1997, P 3 INT C ITS AUSTR ; TROUTBECK RJ, 1997, P 3 INT S INT TRAFF, P294 ; YANG Q, 1996, TRANSPORT RES C-EMER, V4, P113 ; BARCELO J, 1996, P 3 WORLD C ITS ORL ; BEHBAHANIZADEH K, 1996, P 3 WORLD C ITS ORL ; TOKORO M, 1996, P 6 EUR WORKSH MOD A, P1 ; CHAIBDRAA B, 1996, P 6 EUR WORKSH MOD A, P151 ; YOUSIF S, 1995, TRAFFIC ENG CONTROL, V36, P680 ; HIDAS P, 1995, P 4 INT C COMP URB P, V2, P229 ; *TRANSP RES BOARD, 1994, 209 TRANSP RES BOARD ; FRITZSCHE HT, 1994, TRAFFIC ENG CONTROL, V35, P317 ; HUNT JG, 1994, TRANSPORT RES C-EMER, V2, P231 ; GIPPS PG, 1986, TRANSPORT RES B-METH, V20, P107 ; RASMUSSEN J, 1986, INFORMATION PROCESSI ; BURRELL JE, 1968, P 4 INT S THEOR TRAF, P210}, de = {microscopic traffic simulation; lane changing; merging; multi-agentEOLEOLsystems}, doi = {10.1016/S0968-090X(02)00026-8}, ga = {629HE}, groups = {public}, interhash = {0a2dad6879298512d657d4361429896e}, intrahash = {e9cb0e8e1e97ee2e3544dac4464f6c41}, j9 = {TRANSPORT RES C-EMER}, ji = {Transp. Res. Pt. C-Emerg. Technol.}, journal = {Transportation Research Part C-emerging Technologies}, keywords = {}, la = {English}, month = {#oct#}, nr = {19}, number = {5-6}, pa = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND}, pages = {351--371}, pg = {21}, pi = {OXFORD}, publisher = {Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd}, rp = {Hidas, P (reprint author), Univ New S Wales, Sch Civil & Environm Engn, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia}, sc = {Transportation}, sn = {0968-090X}, tc = {41}, timestamp = {2012-02-18T05:03:54.000+0100}, title = {Modelling lane changing and merging in microscopic traffic simulation}, username = {atriana}, ut = {WOS:000180043700003}, volume = 10, wc = {Transportation Science & Technology}, year = 2002, z9 = {51} }