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EFFECT OF SIGNAL SPACING ON PLATOON DISPERSION
Joseph Treiterer, Zoltán Németh, Robert L. Vecellio
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Abstract
THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE PLATOON MOVEMENTS ON URBAN ARTERIALS AND TO RELATE VARIATION IN PLATOON BEHAVIOR TO VARIATION IN SIGNAL CONTROL AND TO CHANGES IN TRAFFIC VOLUMES. THIS OBJECTIVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE FORM OF DETERMINING PLATOON CHARACTERISTICS FOR TRAFFIC TRAVELING ON SIGNALIZED URBAN ARTERIALS AND DEVELOPING A MATHEMATICAL MODEL TO SIMULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF A GROUP OF VEHICLES AS IT PASSES THROUGH A SERIES OF SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. THE DEVELOPED MODEL CAN BE USED TO ESTABLISH SIGNAL SETTINGS ALLOWING FOR THE DISPERSION OF TRAFFIC AND TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN A SIGNAL SYSTEM ON EXPECTED QUEUE LENGTHS AND MEAN DELAYS PER VEHICLE. /AUTHOR/