Modeling multi-class disordered traffic flow subject to varying vehicle composition using the concept of traversable distance

• Published in: International journal of modern physics. C, Computational physics, physical computation Vol. 31; no. 12; p. 2050170
• Main Authors: Sreekumar, M., Mathew, Tom V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company 01.12.2020; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd
• Subjects: Approximation; Composition; Roads & highways; Traffic flow; Traffic models; Travel time; Vehicles; speed function; creeping; Disordered traffic; traversable distance

Disordered traffic stream at the microscopic level can be described as a permeable medium. Each vehicle is considered to traverse through a series of lateral gaps created by other vehicles. We develop a multi-class traffic flow model that considers such viable and accessible gaps for individual vehi...