A markov model for headway/spacing distribution of road traffic

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 773-785

  Chen, Xiqun ^a   Li, Li ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Car following; headway distribution; Markov model; psychological action point model; traffic flow

Indexed keywords

CAR FOLLOWING; HEADWAY DISTRIBUTION; MARKOV MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ACTION POINT MODEL; TRAFFIC FLOW;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MARKOV PROCESSES; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED CONTROL; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 78649727348     PISSN: 15249050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2010.2050141     Document Type: Article

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