Using Combined Lane Change and Variable Speed Limit Control Techniques Can Ease Congestion and Reduce Fuel Use and Emissions [Policy Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Ioannou, Petros ; Zhang, Yihang
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) ; University of Southern California, Los Angeles ; METRANS Transportation Center (Calif.) ; University of California, Davis
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Feedback control
  • Fuel consumption
  • Lane changing
  • Monte Carlo method
  • Pollutants
  • Ramp metering
  • Traffic flow
  • Trucks
  • Variable speed limits
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.7922/G2GB229Q
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;United States
• Edition:
  Policy Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  This policy brief summarizes findings from researchers at the University of Southern California who simulated traffic patterns along a section of Interstate 710 near the Ports of Long Beach/Los Angeles, a congested area that gets substantial truck traffic. They simulated the use of variable speed limit and lane change control systems to evaluate the potential traffic impacts of these systems.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66959/dot_66959_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 656.35 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b36edcb5fc69c7d95bfccda43844c8e32971756795cf5599a428262eab94b890fe5cea70c2a8e2a50299934078acbc388ec9d8acf8c4c94f1af3df207ff4ee4a