1 College of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
2 National Key Laboratory of Green and Long-Life Road Engineering in Extreme Environment (Changsha), Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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摘要
为缓解高速公路车道缩减路段异质交通流失稳问题,通过建立融合道路环境和车辆交互风险的综合安全势场模型,引入空间修正因子和时间修正因子对智能网联车辆(connected and automated vehicles,CAVs)和人工驾驶车辆(human-driven vehicles,HDVs)的差异化风险进行量化,并构建了以弦稳定性为核心的分布式模型预测控制(model predictive control,MPC)框架,以实现对异质交通流的协同优化控制。理论计算得出维持交通流稳定的智能网联车辆临界渗透率为16.8%,仿真实验结果表明:在30%、60%和90%的智能网联车辆渗透率下,异质交通流扰动传递率分别降至0.85、0.70和0.52,稳定性裕度相应达到0.15、0.30和0.48。可见所提出的控制策略能够在较低渗透率条件下有效抑制扰动传播,为高速公路瓶颈路段的智能化管控提供可行方案。
Abstract
To address the instability issues of heterogeneous traffic flow in highway lane reduction sections, a comprehensive safety potential field model integrating road environment and vehicle interaction risks was established. Spatial correction factors and temporal correction factors were introduced to quantify the differentiated risks between connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and human-driven vehicles (HDVs). A distributed model predictive control (MPC) framework centered on string stability was constructed to achieve coordinated optimization control of heterogeneous traffic flow. Theoretical analysis derives the critical CAV penetration rate for maintaining traffic flow stability as 16.8%. Experimental results demonstrate that under CAV penetration rates of 30%, 60%, and 90%, the disturbance transfer rates of heterogeneous traffic flow are reduced to 0.85, 0.70, and 0.52, respectively, with corresponding stability margins reaching 0.15, 0.30, and 0.48. The proposed control strategy can effectively suppress disturbance propagation under relatively low penetration rates, providing a feasible solution for intelligent management and control of highway bottleneck sections.
HE Yong-ming, LIU Hui-yang, LU Yang-peng, JIN Yu-feng, LI Xin-ran.
Safety Potential Field-based Stability Control Strategy for Heterogeneous Traffic Flow in Lane Reduction Sections[J].
Science Technology and Engineering, 2026, 26(20): 8791-8803 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2506904
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