Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v29i1.2024
Modelling and Simulation of Cooperative Control for Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle Platoon in a Connected Vehicle Environment
Jiahui Liu
; South China University of Technology
Peiqun Lin
; South China University of Technology
Jing(Peter) Jin
; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to develop a cooperative control model for improving the operational efficiency of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles. The model takes advantage of the emerging connected vehicle technology. A connected vehicle centre is established to assign a specific reservation time interval and transmit the corresponding dynamic speed guidance to each BRT vehicle. Furthermore, a set of constraints have been set up to avoid bus queuing and waiting phenomena in downstream BRT stations. Therefore, many BRT vehicles are strategically guided to form a platoon, which can pass through an intersection with no impedance. An actual signalized intersection along the Guangzhou BRT corridor is employed to verify and assess the cooperative control model in various traffic conditions. The simulation-based evaluation results demonstrate that the proposed approach can reduce delays, decrease the number of stops, and improve the sustainability of the BRT vehicles.
Keywords
Bus Rapid Transit; cooperative control model; connected vehicles; vehicle platoon
Hrčak ID:
179574
URI
Publication date:
3.2.2017.
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