OPERATION OF EXPRESSWAY ON-RAMP MERGING FOR LONGER PLATOONS

• HIRATA Terumitsu

  茨城大学　工学部都市システム工学科

• SAWARA Masanobu

  茨城大学　工学部都市システム工学科

• KAGEYAMA Takuya

  茨城大学　工学部都市システム工学科

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 隊列自動走行のための高速道路合流部の運用方法に関する研究

Abstract

The truck platooning is one of the promising technologies that can improve the efficiency of the truck logistics, and its benefit will be increased if the platoon can be longer. However longer platoon will have some difficulties in lane-changing and merging. This study analyses the impact of longer platoon on-ramp merging on the traffic flow at expressway and assess some measures to improve the efficiency of longer platoon on-ramp merging by the traffic simulation VISSIM. The simulation results shows that the dynamic change of lane regulation in main lane for forcing give-way behavior and merging priority lane structure have a significant benefit for longer platoon merging with acceptable delay of travel time of main-lane vehicles. Finally, the exclusive merging lane and its extention for longer platoon are also shown to be beneficial for mitigating the delay time of longer platoon merging.

Journal

• Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management)

  Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management) 74 (5), I_1361-I_1373, 2018

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Keywords

• truck platoon
• on-ramp merging
• traffic simulation

Details

• CRID: 1390845713037872256
• NII Article ID: 130007555813
• DOI: 10.2208/jscejipm.74.i_1361
• ISSN: 21856540
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscejipm/74/5/74_I_1361/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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