Capacity analysis of traffic flow over a single-lane automated highway system

ITS Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 49-80

  Michael, James B ^a   Godbole, Datta N ^a   Lygeros, John ^a   Sengupta, Raja ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Automated highway system; Game theory; Highway capacity; Individual vehicle; Platoon; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002630474     PISSN: 10248072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10248079808903736     Document Type: Article

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