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Vehicular motion in counter traffic flow through a series of signals controlled by a phase shift

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  • Nagatani, Takashi
  • Tobita, Kazuhiro

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We study the dynamical behavior of counter traffic flow through a sequence of signals (traffic lights) controlled by a phase shift. There are two lanes for the counter traffic flow: the first lane is for east-bound vehicles and the second lane is for west-bound vehicles. The green-wave strategy is studied in the counter traffic flow where the phase shift of signals in the second lane has opposite sign to that in the first lane. A nonlinear dynamic model of the vehicular motion is presented by nonlinear maps at a low density. There is a distinct difference between the traffic flow in the first lane and that in the second lane. The counter traffic flow exhibits very complex behavior on varying the cycle time, the phase difference, and the split. Also, the fundamental diagram is derived by the use of the cellular automaton (CA) model. The dependence of east-bound and west-bound vehicles on cycle time, phase difference, and density is clarified.

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  • Nagatani, Takashi & Tobita, Kazuhiro, 2012. "Vehicular motion in counter traffic flow through a series of signals controlled by a phase shift," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 391(20), pages 4976-4985.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:391:y:2012:i:20:p:4976-4985
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2012.05.044
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