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A new driver decision-based lane change execution model has been developed to consider various driver decision factors, such as the desire point setting, priority decision-making, corresponding actions and achievement of consensus analysis, for both lag and subject vehicles in a lane change process. Compared with the traditional lane change execution models, the present model enables a comprehensive description of the real lane change processing with three unique aspects: (1) the lateral dimension is considered in the lane change execution model by introducing a concept of feeling distance; (2) the simulation is based on a series of driver’s decisions, therefore the dynamical lane change execution process can be successfully captured; (3) more reasonable interpretation of the mandatory lane change (MLC) and discretionary lane change (DLC) are implemented in the presented model. A microscopic simulation program is further developed in MATLAB. The simulation results agree well with the field test situations at different traffic situations.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB45 Standing Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics.

18-03279

English

17p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Decision making; Drivers; Lane changing; Traffic simulation

MATLAB (Computer program)

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-03279

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:48AM