EVALUATION OF AHS EFFECT ON MEAN SPEED BY STATIC METHOD

The present paper describes the functionality and the expected effect of longitudinal control (acceleration and deceleration) in the Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway Systems (AHS) for the mixed traffic of AHS and non-AHS vehicles, and presents quantitative analysis of the effect of AHS on traffic efficiency improvement. The functionality and the expected effect of longitudinal control in AHS were first identified. The expected effect was then quantified by evaluating the improvement of traffic capacity with different settings of headway and other parameters. Finally, the improvement of travel speed due to the improvement of traffic capacity was quantitatively analyzed on a macroscopic scale by using a generalized approach. For the covering abstract see IRRD E102946.