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We address the problem of optimally controlling Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) arriving from two multi-lane roads and merging at multiple points where the objective is to jointly minimize the travel time and energy consumption of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-02 Wei Xiao , Christos G. Cassandras , Calin Belta

The emergence of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) promises better traffic mobility for future transportation systems. Existing research mostly focused on fully-autonomous scenarios, while the potential of CAV control at a mixed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-26 Chaoyi Chen , Jiawei Wang , Qing Xu , Jianqiang Wang , Keqiang Li

In this paper, we consider the optimal coordination of automated vehicles at intersections under fixed crossing orders. We formulate the problem using direct optimal control and exploit the structure to construct a semi-distributed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-22 Robert Hult , Mario Zanon , Sebastien Gros , Paolo Falcone

We propose a fully distributed control system architecture, amenable to in-vehicle implementation, that aims to safely coordinate connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) at road intersections. For control purposes, we build upon a fully…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-25 Alexander Katriniok , Benedikt Rosarius , Petri Mähönen

Trajectory planning of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) poses significant challenges in a mixed traffic environment due to the presence of human-driven vehicles (HDVs). In this paper, we apply a framework that allows coordination of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-31 Alejandra Valencia , A M Ishtiaque Mahbub , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

Since the traffic administration at road intersections determines the capacity bottleneck of modern transportation systems, intelligent cooperative coordination for connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) has shown to be an effective solution.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-14 Donglin Li , Tingting Zhang , Jiping Luo , Tianhao Liang , Bin Cao , Xuanli Wu , Qinyu Zhang

Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) offer unparalleled opportunities to revolutionize existing transportation systems. In the near future, CAVs and human-driven vehicles (HDVs) are expected to coexist, forming a mixed traffic system.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-20 Ximin Yue , Yunlong Zhang , Zihao Li , Yang Zhou

The rapid development of cyber-physical systems is driving a transition toward mixed traffic environments comprising both human-driven and connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). This shift presents a unique opportunity to leverage the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-16 Filippos N. Tzortzoglou , Pengbo Zhu , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

Motivated by the fact that intelligent traffic control systems have become inevitable demand to cope with the risk of traffic congestion in urban areas, this paper develops a distributed control strategy for urban traffic networks. Since…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-06 Viet Hoang Pham , Kazunori Sakurama , Shaoshuai Mou , Hyo-Sung Ahn

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) provide the most intriguing opportunity for enabling users to better monitor transportation network conditions and make better operating decisions to improve safety and reduce pollution, energy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-09-20 Andreas A. Malikopoulos

The cooperation of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) has shown great potential in improving traffic efficiency during intersection management. Existing research mainly focuses on intersections where lane changing is prohibited, which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-30 Chaoyi Chen , Mengchi Cai , Jiawei Wang , Kai Li , Qing Xu , Jianqiang Wang , Keqiang Li

This paper proposes a centralized multi-vehicle coordination scheme serving unsignalized intersections. The whole process consists of three stages: a) target velocity optimization: formulate the collision-free vehicle coordination as a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-01 Qiang Ge , Qi Sun , Zhen Wang , Shengbo Eben Li , Ziqing Gu , Sifa Zheng

The effective and safe management of traffic is a key issue due to the rapid advancement of the urban transportation system. Connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) possess the capability to connect with each other and adjacent infrastructure,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-10 Rudra Sen , Subashish Datta

The development of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) offers substantial opportunities to enhance traffic efficiency. However, in mixed autonomy environments where CAVs coexist with human-driven vehicles (HDVs), achieving efficient…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-12-17 Lu Liu , Chi Xie , Xi Xiong

Recent work in decentralized, schedule-driven traffic control has demonstrated the ability to improve the efficiency of traffic flow in complex urban road networks. In this approach, a scheduling agent is associated with each intersection.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-04 Hsu-Chieh Hu , Stephen F. Smith , Rick Goldstein

Cooperative vehicle management emerges as a promising solution to improve road traffic safety and efficiency. This paper addresses the speed planning problem for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) at an unsignalized intersection with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Xiao Pan , Boli Chen , Stelios Timotheou , Simos A. Evangelou

In this paper, we extend a framework that we developed earlier for coordination of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) at a signal-free intersection by integrating a safety layer using control barrier functions. First, in our motion…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-16 Behdad Chalaki , Andreas A. Malikopoulos

This study presents a vehicle-level distributed coordination strategy to control a mixed traffic stream of connected automated vehicles (CAVs) and connected human-driven vehicles (CHVs) through signalized intersections. We use CAVs as…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-14 Ramin Niroumand , Leila Hajibabai , Ali Hajbabaie

The rapid adoption of autonomous vehicle has established mixed traffic environments, comprising both autonomous and human-driven vehicles (HDVs), as essential components of next-generation mobility systems. Along these lines, connectivity…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-19 Filippos Tzortzoglou , Logan E. Beaver

Connectivity and automation in vehicles provide the most intriguing opportunity for enabling users to better monitor transportation network conditions and make better operating decisions to improve safety and reduce pollution, energy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-11-01 Liuhui Zhao , Andreas Malikopoulos , Jackeline Rios-Torres