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In this paper, we present an extension of the Generic Second Order Models (GSOM) for traffic flow on road networks. We define a Riemann solver at the junction based on a priority rule and provide an iterative algorithm to construct…
The paper examines the model of traffic flow at an intersection introduced in [2], containing a buffer with limited size. As the size of the buffer approach zero, it is proved that the solution of the Riemann problem with buffer converges…
In this thesis, Riemann problems and Godunov methods are developed for higher order traffic flow models. A rigorous analysis of the first order traffic flow model of inhomogeneous road is presented. A two-level simulation framework of…
We consider a junction regulated by a traffic lights, with n incoming roads and only one outgoing road. On each road the Phase Transition traffic model, proposed in [6], describes the evolution of car traffic. Such model is an extension of…
In this paper we consider the problem of estimating emissions due to vehicular traffic on complex networks, and minimizing their effect by regulating traffic at junctions. For the traffic evolution, we consider a Generic Second Order Model,…
In this article, we present an extension of the splitting algorithm proposed in [22] to networks of conservation laws with piecewise linear discontinuous flux functions in the unknown. We start with the discussion of a suitable Riemann…
This article deals with macroscopic traffic flow models on a road network. More precisely, we consider coupling conditions at junctions for the Aw-Rascle-Zhang second order model consisting of a hyperbolic system of two conservation laws.…
This paper deals with the Aw-Rascle-Zhang model for traffic flow on uni-directional road networks. For the conservation of the mass and the generalized momentum, we construct weak solutions for Riemann problems at the junctions. We…
The kinematic wave model of traffic flow on a road network is a system of hyperbolic conservation laws, for which the Riemann solver is of physical, analytical, and numerical importance. In this paper, we present a Riemann solver at a…
We provide theoretical foundations and computational tools for the systematic design of optimization-based control laws with constraints that have different priorities. By introducing the concept of prioritized intersections, we extend and…
We consider solutions of the Aw-Rascle model for traffic flow fulfilling a constraint on the flux at $x=0$. Two different kinds of solutions are proposed: at $x=0$ the first one conserves both the number of vehicles and the generalized…
A new coupling rule for the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards model at merging junctions is introduced that imposes the preservation of the ratio between inflow from a given road to the total inflow into the junction. This rule is considered both…
Flows in rivers can be strongly affected by obstacles to flow or artificial structures such as bridges, weirs and dams. This is especially true during floods, where significant backwater effects or diversion of flow out of bank can result.…
The Logit lane assignment model has been introduced recently in order to describe multi-lane traffic flow from a macroscopic point of view. The model is based on the idea that each available lane has a specific utility for each driver, who…
The simulation of traffic flow on networks requires knowledge on the behavior across traffic intersections. For macroscopic models based on hyperbolic conservation laws there exist nowadays many ad-hoc models describing this behavior. Based…
We propose a model describing the traffic flow on a road with variable widths in this paper. The model, which is modified the Aw-Rascle model, is not conservative because of the source term. We obtain the elementary waves of the new traffic…
In this paper we study a model for traffic flow on networks based on a hyperbolic system of conservation laws with discontinuous flux. Each equation describes the density evolution of vehicles having a common path along the network. In this…
The two phase model for vehicular traffic flows recently appeared in \cite{goatin2006aw} and \cite{BenyahiaRosini01} is endowed with a point constraint on the flow to allow for the modelling of phenomena such as the effects of toll booths…
The capability to accurately predict flood flows via numerical simulations is a key component of contemporary flood risk management practice. However, modern flood models lack the capacity to accurately model flow interactions with linear…
The thesis deals with the Aw-Rascle-Zhang model for traffic. We have applied the model to describe the influence of a large and slow vehicle (a bus or a truck) on the traffic. The trajectory of the bus is given by an ODE. The model can also…