AbstractA car following model has been developed with particular reference to weak discipline of lane-based driving. The theory is based on the discomfort caused by lateral friction between vehicles. The movement of the following vehicle was formulated as a function of the off-centre effects of its leader(s). This incorporation of lateral friction offers a potential breakthrough in the fields of car following theory and microscopic simulation of traffic flow. Using a stopping-distance car following approach, the simulation presented in the paper pointed out the effect of the travel path width on the speed of the following vehicle, and the reduced following distance with increased lateral separation between the leader and follower. It was also shown that a special case of the proposed model (i.e. when the maximum escape speed is zero) produced the same results as the base model did for the conventional car following case. The simulation behaved rationally giving credibility to the author’s staggered car following theory.
Car following theory with lateral discomfort
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological ; 41 , 7 ; 722-735
2007-02-12
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Car following theory with lateral discomfort
Online Contents | 2007
|Discomfort during lateral acceleration: Influence of seat cushion and backrest
Tema Archive | 2013
|DISCOMFORT DISCRIMINATION METHOD AND DISCOMFORT DISCRIMINATION DEVICE
European Patent Office | 2019
|DISCOMFORT DISCRIMINATION METHOD AND DISCOMFORT DISCRIMINATION DEVICE
European Patent Office | 2018
|Visual Recovery and Discomfort Following Exposure to Oncoming Headlamps
SAE Technical Papers | 2009
|