A new first-order traffic flow model is introduced that takes into account the fact that various types of vehicles use the roads simultaneously, particularly cars and trucks. The main improvement this model has to offer is that vehicles are differentiated not only by their lengths but also by their speeds in a free-flow regime. Indeed, trucks on European roads are characterized by a lower speed than that of cars. A system of hyperbolic conservation equations is defined. In this system the flux function giving the flow of heavy and light vehicles depends on total and partial densities. This problem is partly solved in the Riemann case in order to establish a Godunov discretization. Some model output is shown stressing that speed differences between the two types of vehicles and congestion propagation are sufficiently reproduced. The limits of the proposed model are highlighted, and potential avenues of research in this domain are suggested.


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    Title :

    Macroscopic Model and Its Numerical Solution for Two-Flow Mixed Traffic with Different Speeds and Lengths


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    2003-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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