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In this paper we propose a LWR-like model for traffic flow on networks which allows one to track several groups of drivers, each of them being characterized only by their destination in the network. The path actually followed to reach the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-06-17 Emiliano Cristiani , Fabio S. Priuli

This paper presents a mathematical model for the train dynamics in a mass-transit metro line system with one symmetrically operated junction. We distinguish three parts: a central part and two branches. The tracks are spatially discretized…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-10-30 Florian Schanzenbächer , Nadir Farhi , Zoi Christoforou , Fabien Leurent , Gérard Gabriel

This article proposes a new model to describe human intra-city mobility. The goal is to combine the convection-diffusion equation to describe commuting people's movement and the density of individuals at home. We propose a new model…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-02 Pierre Magal

Human activities increasingly take place in online environments, providing novel opportunities for relating individual behaviours to population-level outcomes. In this paper, we introduce a simple generative model for the collective…

Physics and Society · Physics 2014-07-24 James P. Gleeson , Davide Cellai , Jukka-Pekka Onnela , Mason A. Porter , Felix Reed-Tsochas

A non-local model describing the growth of a tree-like transportation network with given allocation rules is proposed. In this model we focus on tree like networks, and the network transports the very resource it needs to build itself. Some…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2019-07-24 Olivier Bui , Xavier Leoncini

Traffic flow at low densities (free traffic) is characterized by a quasi-one-dimensional relation between traffic flow and vehicle density, while no such fundamental diagram exists for `synchronized' congested traffic flow. Instead, a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Dirk Helbing , Davide Batic , Martin Schoenhof , Martin Treiber

Walking and cycling, commonly referred to as active travel, have become integral components of modern transport planning. Recently, there has been growing recognition of the substantial role that active travel can play in making cities more…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-05-06 Ivann Schlosser , Valentina Marín Maureira , Richard Milton , Elsa Arcaute , Michael Batty

Experimental studies on vehicular traffic provide data on quantities like density, flux, and mean speed of the vehicles. However, the diagrams relating these variables (the fundamental and speed diagrams) show some peculiarities not yet…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-03-01 Gabriella Puppo , Matteo Semplice , Andrea Tosin , Giuseppe Visconti

In this work, a family of finite volume discretization schemes for LWR-type first order traffic flow models (with possible on- and off-ramps) is proposed: the Traffic Reaction Model (TRM). These schemes yield systems of ODEs that are…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-03 M. Pereira , B. Kulcsár , Gy. Lipták , M. Kovács , G. Szederkényi

A model equation has been proposed to describe bimodal features in vehicular traffic flows. The dynamics of the bimodal distribution reveals the existence of a fixed point that is connected to itself by a homoclinic trajectory. The…

Physics and Society · Physics 2014-04-15 Arjun Mullick , Arnab K. Ray

We study a mathematical model to describe the evolution of a city, which is determined by the interaction of two large populations of agents, workers and firms. The map of the city is described by a network with the edges representing at…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-12 Fabio Camilli , Adriano Festa , Luciano Marzufero

Usually, routing models in pedestrian dynamics assume that agents have fulfilled and global knowledge about the building's structure. However, they neglect the fact that pedestrians possess no or only parts of information about their…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-02-08 Erik Andresen , David Haensel , Mohcine Chraibi , Armin Seyfried

To explain day-to-day (DTD) route-choice behaviors and traffic dynamics observed in a series of lab experiments, Part I of this research proposed a discrete choice-based analytical dynamic model (Qi et al., 2023). Although the deterministic…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-03-08 Hang Qi , Ning Jia , Xiaobo Qu , Zhengbing He

A phenomenological model for the dissipation of scalar fluctuations due to the straining by the fluid motion is proposed in this letter. An explicit equation is obtained for the time evolution of the probability distribution function of a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-26 Antoine Venaille , Joel Sommeria

Vehicle-to-vehicle communications can change the driving behavior of drivers significantly by providing them rich information on downstream traffic flow conditions. This study seeks to model the varying car-following behaviors involving…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-09-18 Lin Liu , Chunyuan Li , Yongfu Li , Srinivas Peeta , Lei Lin

An open problem in autonomous driving research is modeling human driving behavior, which is needed for the planning component of the autonomy stack, safety validation through traffic simulation, and causal inference for generating…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-15 Raunak P. Bhattacharyya , Kyle Brown , Juanran Wang , Katherine Driggs-Campbell , Mykel J. Kochenderfer

Human mobility has been empirically observed to exhibit Levy flight characteristics and behaviour with power-law distributed jump size. The fundamental mechanisms behind this behaviour has not yet been fully explained. In this paper, we…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-02-03 Kai Zhao , Mirco Musolesi , Pan Hui , Weixiong Rao , Sasu Tarkoma

We study the analysis of all the movements of the population on the basis of their mobility from one node to another, to observe, measure, and predict the impact of traffic according to this mobility. The frequency of congestion on roads…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-11-14 Henock M. Mboko , Mouhamadou A. M. T. Balde , Babacar M. Ndiaye

Travel time in urban centers is a significant contributor to the quality of living of its citizens. Mobility on Demand (MoD) services such as Uber and Lyft have revolutionized the transportation infrastructure, enabling new solutions for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-27 Yue Guan , Anuradha M. Annaswamy , H. Eric Tseng

Day-to-day traffic dynamics are widely used to model flow evolution due to travelers' learning and adjustment behavior, yet empirical analysis of these models often relies on descriptive calibration with limited inferential content. This…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-05 Minghui Wu , Yafeng Yin , Jerome P. Lynch , Zhichen Liu