Traffic Guidance Self-Organization Method for Neighbor Weaving Segments Based on Self-Organized Critical State

Traffic congestion is usually caused by the frequent lane changing behaviour of vehicles in the weaving segments, especially in several adjacent weaving segments. In order to solve the problem of weaving congestion, this paper proposes a traffic guidance method based on self-organizing critical state, and designed a Nash equilibrium optimization scheme based on average traffic delay. Then VISSIM software carries on the simulation verification to the actual neighbor weaving segments. First, it validates the induced traffic organization method, keeps each information input consistent, and only changes the induced distance. Through the daily average traffic volume (4092 pcu / h), the traffic volume in the early peak period (5340 pcu / h), the traffic volume in the late peak period (4596 pcu / h) and annual average traffic volume (3276 pcu/h) of the two near neighbor weaving segments in Chongqing. The results show that the optimal lane change constraint distance is 60% of the length of weaving segment, and the corresponding average traffic delays are reduced by 57%, 73%, 63% and 72% respectively. Through the simulation and optimization of the whole day traffic operation, the average delay reduction rate is as high as 84%. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by integrating other output file evaluation indexes, which can be used as a reference for future research on self-organizing criticality optimization method of neighbor weaving segments.

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