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A dynamic speed guidance method at on-ramp merging areas of urban expressway considering driving styles

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Dynamic speed guidance for vehicles in on-ramp merging zones is instrumental in alleviating traffic congestion on urban expressways. To enhance compliance with recommended speeds, the development of a dynamic speed-guidance mechanism that accounts for heterogeneity in human driving styles is pivotal. Utilizing intelligent connected technologies that provide real-time vehicular data in these merging locales, this study proposes such a guidance system. Initially, we integrate a multi-agent consensus algorithm into a multi-vehicle framework operating on both the mainline and the ramp, thereby facilitating harmonized speed and spacing strategies. Subsequently, we conduct an analysis of the behavioral traits inherent to drivers of varied styles to refine speed planning in a more efficient and reliable manner. Lastly, we investigate a closed-loop feedback approach for speed guidance that incorporates the driver’s execution rate, thereby enabling dynamic recalibration of advised speeds and ensuring fluid vehicular integration into the mainline. Empirical results substantiate that a dynamic speed guidance system incorporating driving styles offers effective support for human drivers in seamless mainline merging.

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  1. School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China

    Haoran Li & Yunpeng Lu

  2. Suzhou Automotive Research Institute, Tsinghua University, Suzhou, 215134, China

    Haoran Li

  3. School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    Yaqiu Li & Junyi Zhang

  4. Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, 739-8529, Japan

    Yaqiu Li

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This research was supported by National Start-up Research Fund at Southeast University (Grant No. 5721002303), Science and Technology Program of Suzhou (Grant No. SYC2022078), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20220243), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2023M742033), and Key R&D Program Projects of Hubei Province (Grant No. 2023DJC195).

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Li, H., Lu, Y., Li, Y. et al. A dynamic speed guidance method at on-ramp merging areas of urban expressway considering driving styles. Front. Eng. Manag. 11, 92–106 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-023-0285-x

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