Merging control strategies of connected and autonomous vehicles at freeway on-ramps: a comprehensive review

• Published in: Journal of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 99 - 111
• Main Authors: Zhu, Jie, Easa, Said, Gao, Kun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 2022; Emerald Group Publishing Limited; Tsinghua University Press
• Subjects: Automation; Autonomous vehicles; Connected and autonomous vehicles; Cooperation; Coordination; Highway access ramps; Lane changing; Maneuvers; Mixed traffic; Motion control; Multilane freeway; Optimization; Radio communications; Ramp merging; Roads & highways; Traffic flow; Vehicle coordination; Vehicles; Connected and autonomous vehicles; Multilane freeway; Vehicle coordination; Ramp merging; Mixed traffic

Purpose On-ramp merging areas are typical bottlenecks in the freeway network since merging on-ramp vehicles may cause intensive disturbances on the mainline traffic flow and lead to various negative impacts on traffic efficiency and safety. The connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), with their ca...