Development of Vehicle Platoon Distribution Models and Simulation of Platoon Movements on Indiana Rural Corridors [Technical Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  Jiang, Yi
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Indiana Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intersections
  • Simulation
  • Traffic control
  • Traffic delays
  • Traffic platooning
  • Traffic signal timing
  • Traffic volume
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/IN/JTRP-2002/23
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Indiana
• Edition:
  Technical Summary
• Corporate Publisher:
  Indiana Department of Transportation
• Description:
  This study, as the second phase of a two-phase study of vehicle platoons, was conducted to improve traffic control at intersections on Indiana rural corridor. Major parameters of the vehicle platoon characteristics include platoon headway, inter-platoon headway, platoon size and platoon speed. Platoon behaviors and distribution patterns were identified with respect to these parameters. A platoon-based adaptive algorithm was derived for traffic signal timing. A simulation computer program was developed for analyzing the performance of platoon-based traffic control systems and effects of the key platoon related traffic measurements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-2396
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89915/dot_89915_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 164.62 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8f130c1b7490f42d00fae6537398e18ea7fdcdb5c9a945ac7a124f8d08ffa741130a8dd8679755b5b28ceec3677ade50c00f06063fbc854737c1ad186c3f8b77