Modelling and Simulation of Cooperative Control for Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle Platoon in a Connected Vehicle Environment

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Jing(Peter) Jin¹  Jiahui Liu²  Peiqun Lin² 

[1] Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey;South China University of Technology;

关键词: Bus Rapid Transit;    cooperative control model;    connected vehicles;    vehicle platoon;   

DOI  :  10.7307/ptt.v29i1.2024

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this paper is to develop a cooperative control model for improving the operational efficiency of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles. The model takes advantage of the emerging connected vehicle technology. A connected vehicle centre is established to assign a specific reservation time interval and transmit the corresponding dynamic speed guidance to each BRT vehicle. Furthermore, a set of constraints have been set up to avoid bus queuing and waiting phenomena in downstream BRT stations. Therefore, many BRT vehicles are strategically guided to form a platoon, which can pass through an intersection with no impedance. An actual signalized intersection along the Guangzhou BRT corridor is employed to verify and assess the cooperative control model in various traffic conditions. The simulation-based evaluation results demonstrate that the proposed approach can reduce delays, decrease the number of stops, and improve the sustainability of the BRT vehicles.

【 授权许可】

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